Subj : [ANSI] Sparks: Points to Ponder, Points to Pursue
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From : warmfuzzy
Date : Fri Sep 22 2017 04:55:51

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ndemics & Disasters:ßÛ Û  What is the g
reatest threat to human civilization at this point in²Û 
Û  time? Some dictator of a communist country that threatens nuclear
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r of these. The° ÛÛ Û  weapons that can cause the most d
amage are biological. The entrance   ² ÛÛ Û  into the bio-we
apon community is far easier than getting into theÛ ÛÛ Û
  atomic bomb community. One requires materials and a large amount of
   Û ÛÛ Û  extremely sophisticated equipment. Making bio-wea
pons on the other    Û ÛÛ Û  hand would require a half-dozen
 scientists that have got theirÛ ÛÛ Û  "masters" in a un
iversity. Think of the most killed throughout the    Û ÛÛ Û
  ages, conventional weapons and even nukes do not compare to the
Û ÛÛ Û  devistation that germs can let loose; think of the b
lack plague;Û ÛÛ Û  under the right conditions the world
 would stand on the brink when    Û ÛÛ Û  faced with weaponi
zed microbes. How can we prevent such spreadingÛ ÛÛ Û  o
f knowledge? The problem is that we can not. What should we thenÛ
 ÛÛ Û  do? That is what we look into here... saving the plan
et.Û ÛÛ ÛÜßÜÛ ÛßÛßÜßÜßÜ Üspark of 
ideas: points to ponder, points to pursue    Ü ß
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