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aqme28 • today at 10:28 AM • 3 replies • view on HN

Because it massively raises the amount of damage that a lone-wolf crazy person can do.


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alansaber • today at 1:12 PM

I don't get how bioterrorism favors a lone wolf attack.

wongarsu • today at 12:29 PM

Especially because how hard it is to deal with the consequences. If a town's water supply is polluted you can shut it down and deliver water by truck until the situation is resolved. The consequences might be serious, but it would be a one-off event with limited consequences. Similarly, shutting down all freezers in a cyberattack would suck, but the consequences are limited in time

A new bioweapon let lose would be incredibly difficult to contain, and could potentially become something we have to contend with forever

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41353aab • today at 12:22 PM

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