You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
Another Attack?
- Thread starter Diesel
- Start date
I don't think another attack on American soil is likely. They might try, but with the degree of hysteria at the moment, getting away with it won't be easy. Any suspicious-looking Arab, hell, probably any Arab, is going to have an eye kept on them. I think what's more likely is an attack on somewhere with slightly less security - perhaps France, Germany, or somewhere like that.
I still disagree. It's probable that there'll be an attempt of terrorism, but it'd be almost impossible to pull anything off on American soil with the present climate of fear.
Originally posted by PsychoticIckyThing
It's probable that there'll be an attempt of terrorism, but it'd be almost impossible to pull anything off on American soil with the present climate of fear.
I don't think so at all. It would be entirely too easy for them to release biological weapons. Take for instance the following scenario (ala 12 Monkeys): release an air-based contaminate at a busy place that is known to spread far and wide such as an airport. By the time any of the symptoms show up, it's entirely way too late to quarenteen. Or use a water based agent and spread it in a city's water supply. How likely is it for water plants to be guarded -- not likely at all. Or they could just contaminate a person and ship them into a heavily populated city. If the biological attacks start, it's game over.
--|BRiT|
Biological weapons are possible, but unlikely. They're simply too hard to produce, even for Bin Laden. I've heard they're successfully producing sarin gas, but I don't think they're capable of much more. Also, if the U.S. was to be attacked by biological weapons, Afghanistan would see a nuclear strike within hours..
<edit> speak of the devil, Bush and Vladimir Putin have agreed to move tactical nuclear weapons to the Chechen and Afghani borders in case of such a biological attack...</edit>
<edit> speak of the devil, Bush and Vladimir Putin have agreed to move tactical nuclear weapons to the Chechen and Afghani borders in case of such a biological attack...</edit>
Originally posted by BRiT
How likely is it for water plants to be guarded -- not likely at all.
Actually, many water supplies are under heavy guard as a result of the attacks, and the high alert that Ashcroft ordered.
Access to areas around resevoirs and water treatment facilities is cut down heavily when the possiblity of contamination is high, such as now.
I've just changed my tune on this...I only just caught up on the events of the last week, and boy, a lot can change in a week...