From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 18:00:10 -0800 (PST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Threat Model: Biowar
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Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net> writes:

> Anonymous wrote:
> > Highly contagious airborne diseases are known to exist.  Germ warfare
> > laboratories are also known to exist.  The owners of these labs will
> > do anything to get and keep power.
> > The Internet and crypto-anarchy threatens those who currently have
> > power.  How will they respond?
> > One response would be a biowarfare attack on the civilian population.
>
> [snip]
>
> Biowar attacks (unless giant-scale, intended to kill millions)
> mainly affect the already-sick, very old, and very weak members
> of the population.  This is, of course, a favored plan for fascist
> persons such as the woman who founded Planned Parenthood, George
> Bush, the Harrimans, Shockley, etc., but nearly useless to target
> dissidents and "crypto anarchists".

If medicare or social security get too expensive, an epidemic targeting
the elderly would be good for the economy. I did a little work with
(biological) viruses under the late Lou Auslander and the technology
available 12 years ago was pretty amazing. I'm sure they can do more now.

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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
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