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February 12th, 2004
Nanotech Weaponry
Abstract:
Molecular manufacturing raises the possibility of horrifically effective weapons. As an example, the smallest insect is about 200 microns; this creates a plausible size estimate for a nanotech-built antipersonnel weapon capable of seeking and injecting toxin into unprotected humans. The human lethal dose of botulism toxin is about 100 nanograms, or about 1/100 the volume of the weapon. As many as 50 billion toxin-carrying devices - theoretically enough to kill every human on earth - could be packed into a single suitcase.
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Responsible Nanotechnology
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