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Tony Raven
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Pete Biggs wrote:
>
> A handful of cyclists die on London's roads. Chemical weapons could kill
> thousands. I have a feeling it won't come to that but who knows? No one
> does. I think the public's fear can be excused at least until the
> situation settles down and we have a better idea of what is going on.
>
Its easy to inflate the risks. How many chemical weapons attacks have
there been in the history of terrorism of this type? The Tokyo subway
is the only example I can recall and there deaths were very limited. The
biological anthrax attacks in the US also had limited loss of life.
Bhopal and Seveso have been far more devastating.
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Tony
"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon
>
> A handful of cyclists die on London's roads. Chemical weapons could kill
> thousands. I have a feeling it won't come to that but who knows? No one
> does. I think the public's fear can be excused at least until the
> situation settles down and we have a better idea of what is going on.
>
Its easy to inflate the risks. How many chemical weapons attacks have
there been in the history of terrorism of this type? The Tokyo subway
is the only example I can recall and there deaths were very limited. The
biological anthrax attacks in the US also had limited loss of life.
Bhopal and Seveso have been far more devastating.
--
Tony
"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon