Vulnerability of Space Settlements to Attacks

From: "Bill"
To:
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 8:07 PM
Subject: [spacesettlers] Re: Vulnerability of Space Settlements to Attacks

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> The stuff the terorists will probably use is biotech. In fact I am
> very surprised that terrorists haven't exploited this avenue. It is a
> technology that is very easy to fund, fairly simple to research, with
> most of the equipment accessable at your grocery or drug store.
>

On the other and, bioweapons are difficult to control. Your plagues can also
spread among your own people, and your microbes can develop resistance
against the drugs that supposedly should defend you against them.

Space settlements, however, would be the perfect target for bio (and
chemical) weapons. They are sealed, isolated environments, and your
engineered plague can cause serious damage to your enemies without having a
chance to get into *your* habitat.

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Lucio Coelho