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Old June 3rd 04, 01:39 AM
Paul F Austin
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"Al Dykes" wrote
My take on this is


is ill informed.


(b)Lots of countries (and many bright higb school kids) can make
Sarin, and other nasty material. The stuff is very hard to distribute
effectivlly, as shown by the Sarin attack in Japan, and the Christian
cult in Idaho (?) that tried to spread biologicals in the public food
supply, the handful of people that died in the antrax attacks, and the
fact that the Sarin 155mm shell they found in Iraq caused littlre more
than a headache. One country with a big stickpile is a problem, but
not the end of the world.


As it happens, Sarin in impure form breaks down quickly and it's difficult
to make in pure form. Aum Shinrikyo found that out. The 155mm shell was a
binary munition that depends on setback on firing to start the reaction of
the two reagents and the spinning of the shell to get thorough mixing. Both
were missing when the shell was used as a IED.

While Sarin isn't very effective against MOPP'ed up troops, it's devastating
against unprotected populations. : http://www.kdp.pp.se/chemical.html


 




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