Chemical Attack Plot Foiled
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Chemical Attack Plot Foiled
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3603961.stm
The MI5 is a little pissed this story got out, but it seems that, while it was in the early stages and quite an odd planned attack, it does show that a change in tactics may be at hand for al-Qaeda and affiliates.
The MI5 is a little pissed this story got out, but it seems that, while it was in the early stages and quite an odd planned attack, it does show that a change in tactics may be at hand for al-Qaeda and affiliates.
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everyone's aware of their use of planes to bomb buildings with, it's no big surprise that they'd change their tactics unless they were completely stupid. Why try the same attack twice when everyone's ready for the threat for the most part?
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Re: Chemical Attack Plot Foiled
Hmm, What was that Durandal about Al Q not being able to do a reasonableAdmiral Valdemar wrote:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3603961.stm
The MI5 is a little pissed this story got out, but it seems that, while it was in the early stages and quite an odd planned attack, it does show that a change in tactics may be at hand for al-Qaeda and affiliates.
Chem Attack..........sorry man.....you walked into it.
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It would be scare tactics likely from a group that didn't really know too much about these weapons. The Aum Shin attack in '95 on Tokyo used a poorly refined version of sarin, but it still killed a great many, though was hardly effective (as it could have been).
Osmium tetroxide is four times more expensive than gold, hardly easy to come by and would likely be destroyed if used with a normal explosive device. But it's good they stopped them finding out the other way.
Osmium tetroxide is four times more expensive than gold, hardly easy to come by and would likely be destroyed if used with a normal explosive device. But it's good they stopped them finding out the other way.
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Except, you know, they kind of....didn't.Hmm, What was that Durandal about Al Q not being able to do a reasonable Chem Attack..........sorry man.....you walked into it.
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They've got the idea now, and well, they do have the resources to pull itHemlockGrey wrote: Except, you know, they kind of....didn't.
off, Osama is still a multimillionare, despite us seizing lots of his cash.
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You will notice that a 'decent chemical attack' requires not getting busted. Of course, one may claim that they were up against the impossible-to-top MI5, but...MKSheppard wrote:They've got the idea now, and well, they do have the resources to pull itHemlockGrey wrote: Except, you know, they kind of....didn't.
off, Osama is still a multimillionare, despite us seizing lots of his cash.
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Re: Chemical Attack Plot Foiled
MKSheppard wrote:Hmm, What was that Durandal about Al Q not being able to do a reasonable Chem Attack..........sorry man.....you walked into it.Admiral Valdemar wrote:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3603961.stm
The MI5 is a little pissed this story got out, but it seems that, while it was in the early stages and quite an odd planned attack, it does show that a change in tactics may be at hand for al-Qaeda and affiliates.
I was talking about chemical weapons as weapons of mass destruction, not weapons of "confined-space" destruction.The Article wrote:Experts say in gas form it could be lethal in a confined space.
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