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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by dnautics on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @10:20AM (#27984096)
you'd still have to wait a decade after the first attack to make threats on the second city.
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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by medstrom on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @10:36AM (#27984298)
I think reading about prions is the scary part, no need to wait for the deaths.
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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by dnautics on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @10:47AM (#27984431)
feel free to experiment with terrorism establishing credibility using a different psychological model. I, personally, won't.
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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by Apocryphon on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @11:00AM (#27984616)
Why even bother with terrorism? It sounds like a potentially gruesome and sadistic weapon with which to use against a particularly bitter foe- the terror is only incidental. Maybe it's akin to using a dirty bomb.
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