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When asked if use against anthrax was feasible, Clements said, "In theory, you could because radiation kills [anthrax] spores."

From the article above. I hope the irradiation equipment comes on line soon. It's supposed to increase the cost of a letter by one cent.

I hope the irradiation equipment comes on line soon.

Not technically possible. It will take years just to get the permits for this equipment, let alone to build it. And I am not convinced that it will work against Antrax spores.

From a CNN interview:

GUILLEMIN: Sunshine destroys anthrax spores, but very little else does. Heat doesn't, radiation doesn't. It's resistant to explosives. That's precisely the reason why anthrax was developed as a weapon, because it's tough, whereas most bacteria and viruses are fragile.
Jeanne Guillemin is a medical anthropologist, and a Professor of Sociology and Senior Fellow at MIT's Security Studies Program. In 1992, she was part of a team that investigated a suspicious anthrax epidemic that took place in 1979 in the former USSR. She is an affiliate of the Harvard-Sussex Program, which is involved with the elimination of chemical and biological weapons.

"Another concern that people express is that irradiation will mutate bacteria, and create even more harmful forms. "There is no evidence that mutants that may be produced by irradiation are any more virulent than the parent microorganism; in fact, the opposite is more likely to be the case," according to the FDA."

There is a new book out that effectively debunks the environmentalist wacko claims. It is written by a "reformed" Green. :) There is a really good review of the book which I'm linking you to here, if you're interested:

"The Skeptical Environmetalist" by Bjorn Lomborg - HERE

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