Theos-Talk Archives (November 1999 Message tl00279)

In a message dated 11/21/99 10:02:51 PM Central Standard Time,
bartl@sprynet.com writes:

> The point
>  is that the existence of bomb-grade plutonium is not good, but it is not
>  a disaster, either.

I didn't know about high schoolers but newspapers are all like old Pravda in
my opinion.  Tis said that shortly before collapse of SU, the Moscow
diplomatic corp
were had the British Embassy for dinner.  As the evening got on, the diplomats
started drinking more and bragging about their exploits.  Eventually it
transpired
that the British embassador and the Russian embassador discovered they were
both
sprinters on their college track teams.  A bet was placed on who could still
run the fastest.  A hallway was cleared for a race.  The race started.  The
drunk Russian embassador fell just after starting to run while the Britisher
finished and won.  Next day, Pravda, guardian of peoples' truth as public
trust, reported the story with the headline "In Race, Russian Embassador
Comes In Second, British Embassador Finishes Second to Last."
Anyway, my point was not about Plutonium but about computers as next terrorist
weapon.  Hacking a Union Carbide plant is easier and could make as much a
disaster as a nuclear facility.

Grigor