I have never claimed that a liquid nitrogen process was used to make the senate spores. I have pointed out with examples that modern inhalational drug processing can create state-of-the-art aerosols with 1% or less fumed silica. Liquid nitrogen processing is not essential - and even it were it would be quite applicable to anthrax spores.
The silica in the Dugway spores ARE stuck there with van der Waals forces - the product isn’t too robust - the silica can fall off. The way around that is to chemically bind the silica to the spores. That would need a binding agent such as polymerized glass. This was also pointed out by Marilyn Thompson’s Detrick source in her book - that scientist eveidently agreed with me that a binding agent was used to attach the silica.
Interestingly, when I got home from doing errands a few minutes ago, I found a very nice email in my inbox from one of the authors of the Aerosol Science article. I haven't yet gotten permssion to quote him or identify him, but he tells me that there is no agreement between the authors of the article on what causes the silica to stick to the spores.
But don't let that dilute your absolute certainty.
1. The Sterne preparations WERE prepared shortly before they began their project. They were not the old stuff like the BG preparations. You were right about that.
2. The email also says that the were not in a position to know any details about the attack anthrax and just accepted what was in the media as being reasonable. I was right about that.
3. The person who wrote me says I shouldn't attribute anything in the article to any specific individual. So, he probably won't let me quote him. That means that this information from the email should be considered to be from everyone who participated in writing the article.