If kidnapping researchers and forcing them to do it is an issue, why wouldn't they just kidnap the people who did this study? We aren't talking about a bond vi

If kidnapping researchers and forcing them to do it is an issue, why wouldn't they just kidnap the people who did this study? We aren't talking about a bond villain, here. We're talking about largely uneducated Arab peasants who are perfectly capable of firing an RPG-7 or an AK-47, or strapping on an explosive vest and blowing themselves up, but little else. There's no evidence they're even making their own PETN, which is far easier than engineering a virus. In fact, instructions for the manufacture of PETN, and the constituent components thereof, are freely available. The rush to ascribe fantastical abilities to terrorists has led to the introduction of some pretty draconian laws. Given that bathtubs kill more Americans than do terrorists, let's lay of the doomsdaying, shall we?