I'm not worried about what the press says about biological weapons...I'm worried about what I learned while getting my degree.
The ex-Soviets are having problems with their Super Smallpox - but it's a matter of distribution, not engineering. Biological weapons are relatively cheap and easy to produce. And there are a lot of other bioagents to worry about besides Super Smallpox. When the Soviet Union fell a lot of scientists fell on hard times, so they sold suitcase bombs, and weaponized anthrax and the like to groups in Afghanistan that had international, Middle Eastern ties. Lots and lots of bad shit from the former Soviet Union went "missing" in that area. So while no one officially has nuclear capabilities, or dirty bombs or other General Badness - the possibility is there. And not knowing which hate-filled, opportunistic Crazy has what really unsettles me. - Especially as this most recent conflict paves the way for more Crazies to hate everyone and everything.
I am reassured by what you said, but it just feels like this whole thing is giant powderkeg. It's funny. Lebanon and Israel don't even cover that large of any area. But when that region is unhappy, it seems like the whole damn world is unhappy.
*sighs* But I suppose I'll crawl out from under the bed. Life goes on, no?
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Date: 2006-07-21 04:33 am (UTC)The ex-Soviets are having problems with their Super Smallpox - but it's a matter of distribution, not engineering. Biological weapons are relatively cheap and easy to produce. And there are a lot of other bioagents to worry about besides Super Smallpox. When the Soviet Union fell a lot of scientists fell on hard times, so they sold suitcase bombs, and weaponized anthrax and the like to groups in Afghanistan that had international, Middle Eastern ties. Lots and lots of bad shit from the former Soviet Union went "missing" in that area. So while no one officially has nuclear capabilities, or dirty bombs or other General Badness - the possibility is there. And not knowing which hate-filled, opportunistic Crazy has what really unsettles me. - Especially as this most recent conflict paves the way for more Crazies to hate everyone and everything.
I am reassured by what you said, but it just feels like this whole thing is giant powderkeg. It's funny. Lebanon and Israel don't even cover that large of any area. But when that region is unhappy, it seems like the whole damn world is unhappy.
*sighs* But I suppose I'll crawl out from under the bed. Life goes on, no?