From: "Adam Flinton" 


"Geo."  wrote in message
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> "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
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> > Nope MAD is not about 2 or 3 nukes. It's about blanketing your enemy (&
he
> > blanketing you) with hydrogen bombs. MAD with bio agents requires either
> > many many more missiles than H-bombs require or a
transmissible/infectious
> > pathogen. If the latter then chaos theory comes into play & once
released
> > you & yours are just as vulnerable as the enemy.
> >
> >  5 Gal of anthrax is probably less than was on Gruinard.
>
> I don't think we are communicating. I was saying 5gal of anthrax powder
> would contaminate perhaps a large area of land but not the whole planet.
It
> would be like very limited nuclear war not like MAD. MAD is like the
example
> of a virus that you were talking about.
>

I don't think 5 Gal would be all that problematic.

It is a living thing unlike a virus. It is capable of being killed via all
sorts of std vicious household/easily available chemicals.
There is a vaccine.
It is difficult to distribute effectively.

Adam

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