On 14 Mar 2003 at 13:41, Marvin Long, Jr. wrote: > On Thu, 13 Mar 2003, Erik Reuter wrote: > > > > First of all, I'm not convinced that Hussein has the ability to > > > use massive amounts of anything against the US. I don't doubt > > > that he has stockpiles of the stuff, but that's not the same as > > > being able to deploy them in any significant way against the US. > > > It seems to me that in order to be able to "use massive amounts of > > > anthrax and nerve agent" against the US, Hussein would have to be > > > able to fly planes over the US or else to target us with ICBMs or > > > maybe warships or something else comparable. He can't do that > > > right now. > > > > How about cargo containers? >
> martyrdom (and would a container's worth of agent be sufficient to > cause WMD-class fatalities before it's detected? I really don't > know.). Not really. I'd not worried about *mass* fatalities from a biological or chemical attack (at least - I'd be worried about a US or Russian gene-tailored bioweapon, but not what Saddam can make) but a suitcase nuke IS a worry to me. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
