No, as far I know, no Gzr'd MAD scientist subs here, though there may be some of their spies taking nyms of pinpoint targets. Most, if not all, MAD scientists work for governments which love to underwrite their demonic abilities and absence of scruples. Aiming these natsec producers of WMD at external and internal enemies of the state is what political economy of state artfully conceals. Nobody mega-slaughters like states of political assassinations. Putting limits on the flow of information is an ancient WMD, resurrected by the USA in fear of allowing citizens to know too much, following the precedent of earlier overreachers convinced of their superiority claim to keep secrets, and their claim of the right to kill to guard those secrets -- most of which conceal perks and privilieges of government officals and their contractors. As often noted here, private murder will never come close to matching organized state killing sanctified by church, family and the commonweal. Surveillance of the commonwealth is booming business. Pure evil is a state without opposition, though many aim at that omnipotent beatitude, law and order the drug of officials. The tails of such states and officials and contractors beg tickling, incessantly. Prime contractors, remember, are lawyers and other state-blessed professionals. And do they ever caution: don't mess with Texas -- we got to report threats or lose our ticket. Nothing new about this chatter, it's been around as long as organized crime, oops, government. Snitches are dual users.
