Tag Archives: biological warfare

Increasing intentional deaths vs natural deaths and the “nature is the worst bioterrorist” meme

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Throughout human history, and even before we became truly human, we’ve been killing each other. In simple hunter-gatherer groups, death by murder is a common occurrence among males. Our history as a species has not demonstrated any decrease in this … Continue reading →

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Genocide and Margaret Chan, the Chinese government and the public health establishment

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

North Korea is a concentration camp. Its inhabitants are being systematically tortured and killed. Some are killed with bullets but most are being starved to death. This is being done at the behest and with the assistance of the Chinese … Continue reading →

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Bio-Response Report Card

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

A bipartisan group which includes as its members Senators Bob Graham and Jim Talent recently released a report on America’s preparedness, or lack thereof, in the event of a biological attack. Below, some excerpts: REPORT CARD THE BIPARTISAN WMD TERRORISM … Continue reading →

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Thinking the Unthinkable in the 21st Century – Part 3 – The Natural Solution

Posted on September 7, 2010 by

Back in July 2008, I wrote a blog called: Thinking the unthinkable in the 21st century: Who would use influenza as a biological weapon?. The title is an homage to Herman Kahn’s “Thinking about the unthinkable” written during the Cold … Continue reading →

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No killer flu for you! The plan to stop viral armageddon.

Posted on July 28, 2010 by

As I have pointed out before, genes can now be synthesised from scratch in a matter of days. Bioweaponeers can create world-ending viruses with the click of a few keys. Some students at Virginia Tech had a good idea. How … Continue reading →

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“YOU HAVE NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE MAKE YOUR TIME. HA HA HA!!”

Posted on October 4, 2009 by

Let’s leave aside geopolitical considerations for the moment and consider what would happen if a country wanted to use gene synthesis to create an untraceable highly lethal, highly infectious virus, which, as I described in my blog yesterday, is eminently … Continue reading →

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