Gary "Amygdala" Farber comes up with some real gems on occasion. His recent post concerning the effects and dangers of chemical and biological weapons is one of the better blog posts I've ever read. Logical, well-researched, well argued. Greg Easterbrook of The New Republic magazine comes off looking more than a little bit foolish for his article downplaying these dangers.
Winds of Change.NET has covered chemical and biological weapons extensively since its inauguration in April 2002, and it's a topic I'll be returning to in the coming weeks. Gary's materials are a good starting point for a debate that needs to go much wider than just Saddam Hussein and Iraq. When one looks at "The SPECTRE of Terror, Inc." and Bill Joy's seminal article "Why The Future Doesn't Need Us," it becomes clearer and clearer that we all need to think about the implications as these weapons draw within reach of smaller and smaller organizations.
Past Winds of Change.NET articles on the subject of bio-warfare in particular include (in order of appearance, most recent first):
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