[FairOpinion]

"All victims in the region take doxycilin and fully recover, attack fails."

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IF It's anthrax. But what if it's nerve gas, mustard gas, not to mention smallpox, which wouldn't even be detected for several days, until people are starting to show up in hospitals. By that time they also infected thousands of others.

And smallpox vaccines are still not available to the general population...

[tracer]

Limited payload + wind currents + dilution in air + inactivation by sunlight, etc. + factors necessary for initiation and progression of infection/poisoning = not as big a deal as commonly believed......

[stimpyone]

IF It's anthrax. But what if it's nerve gas, mustard gas, not to mention smallpox, which wouldn't even be detected for several days, until people are starting to show up in hospitals. By that time they also infected thousands of others.

All of which are extremely difficult to store, manage, and maintain. I'd bet that there would be accidental contamination of the terrorists long before they'd be able to unleash thier weapons. Frankly, I just think that the threat of a bio/chem attack on the U.S. is completely overblown.

Chem/Bio weapons aren't necessary to cause wide-spread panic or damage. We've seen what can happen with a small fire in a night-club, or a bottle of gas on a train, or even box cutters.

We lose 100,000 people per year in this country to medical mistakes - I'll spend a lot more time and energy double-checking my doctor's recommendations instead of worrying about attacks from drones.

[stimpyone]

But what if it's nerve gas, mustard gas, not to mention smallpox, which wouldn't even be detected for several days, until people are starting to show up in hospitals. By that time they also infected thousands of others.

Smallpox? From a drone? There are far more effective means for a small pox attack - just infect about 10 people and send them to wander around major international airports.