Re: [DIYbio] Fwd: PBS: Downloadable Gun Parts, Personalized Bioterror: the Downside of Innovation

On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 11:50 PM, Nathan McCorkle <nmz787@gmail.com> wrote:
> I thought we don't have bioweapons because we agreed to some
> international treaty(ies)

I kind of agree with Simon on this one. Then again, we also signed a
treaty banning certain chemical weapons - not because they're not
functional, but because they are simply too horrific to fall within
the bounds of Jus in Bello. Regardless, my understanding about
biological weapons is that they just aren't effective.

That said, it does have to be acknowledged that "not effective" means
different things to a military than it does to a terrorist.

-Dan

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