yes most of these actions are the work of a lone nut but the problem is the increasing impact that nut has thanks to evolving technology. the ability to cause

yes most of these actions are the work of a lone nut but the problem is the increasing impact that nut has thanks to evolving technology. the ability to cause mass destruction is following a law similar to mr. moore's (albeit we are on the early, flat part of this curve). a century ago it was impossible to wipe out a huge population; 50 years ago the largest nations could do it. today the nuclear and biological options have added an order of magnitude to the club and there is no reason to believe this will stop. rather than a vested political group that would themselves be subject to revenge it's the irrational individual that will inevitably prove most destructive.