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Terrorists and Pandemic Flu? Q&A

Anything is possible when you think in terms of bioterrorism,

but we better be careful not to make assumptions

that tend to be more frightening then they should be,

because one thing that you should be aware of

is that, nature itself, is the smartest bioterrorist.

I would be much much less worried

about a bioterrorist cutting loose a pandemic like flu on society

than I would the natural evolution of a pandemic like flu.

So when I'm thinking about flu, terrorists are the least thing on my mind.

Nature's ability to cause problems is even more important.