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Subject: 
How odd ? (Re: A N T H R A X - ... )
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Date: 
Mon, 15 Oct 2001 15:04:33 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
(citing the Guardian)
==+==
In May 1989, large-scale anthrax production began at a factory constructed
at Al Hakam. Unscom estimated that Al Hakam manufactured 8,425 litres of
anthrax bacteria during the course of 1990.
==+==

Thanks for the cite. Does anyone know if this stuff keeps for 10 years in
powder form? Bacteria are quite resilient but 10 years is an aw'fly long time.

(of course that cite just shows production capability, it could still be in
production, or Iraq could be totally innocent of this particular perfidy and
the site destroyed or out of production for years. Who knows?)

As it uses UN data, I did not think it would show anything as far as you
were concerned? Is your head out of the sand now?

Larry:
==+==
I have no faith in statistics that are originated by the UN unless
independently corroborated, and that's a blanket statement. The UN apparatus
is highly politicised and tends to produce answers that are politically
correct rather than actually correct.
==+==

Scott A




What I think is telling is the price/performance ratio here. For the cost of
a stamp and a little legwork (ignoring production cost), an entire country
is stirred up and tens or hundreds of millions spent on defense. Highly
asymmetrical, highly efficient of scarce terrorist resources.

Evil != stupid

++Lar



Message is in Reply To:
  Re: A N T H R A X - they aren't making this stuff in caves in Afghanistan
 
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes: (citing the Guardian) (...) Thanks for the cite. Does anyone know if this stuff keeps for 10 years in powder form? Bacteria are quite resilient but 10 years is an aw'fly long time. (of course that (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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