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    9 months ago

    tried and tested

    Nobody is saying terrorists won’t keep using conventional bombs. Terror attacks aren’t just about maximum kills nor casualties per dollar, however, and as the barrier to entry lowers and lowers it’s important to consider ramifications from many technologies.

    hype them up to fail

    This does not seem a reasonable countermeasure when the risk of failure is potential pandemics.