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Re:Portable nuclear reactor program sparks controversy by xyzzyz on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @11:01AM (#27676781)
Hydrogen cyanide and phosgene both are extremely popular, mass produced industrial chemicals that have been used as chemical weapons.
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Re:Portable nuclear reactor program sparks controversy by fuzzfactor on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @10:11PM (#27684146)
Not PFAS though.

It was produced for the benefit of all mankind.

And now that's whose bloodstream it can be found in.

Mainly for two reasons, it's half-life is longer than the lifespan of living things, and people spread it around like they never should have done at all.

That makes it analogous to opening Pandora's box more so than all kinds of dangerous things.

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