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> it shouldn’t be possible to derive the formulas for chemical or nuclear weapons Nonsense, this information is widely available and always has been. Modern ch
by jandrewrogers 2y ago
> it shouldn’t be possible to derive the formulas for chemical or nuclear weapons
Nonsense, this information is widely available and always has been. Modern chemical weapons like VX nerve agent have detailed information about synthesis on Wikipedia[0]. Any trained chemist worth a damn can replicate this. Despite this, chemical weapon attacks by non-government entities are extremely rare with only a few examples, the most notable probably being the Tokyo nerve agent attack[1].
As with nuclear weapons, the difficulty has always been in the technical execution, not the theory and know-how. And few people with the inclination to make the effort.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VX_(nerve_agent) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VX_(nerve_agent)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_subway_sarin_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_subway_sarin_attack
- haswell 2y agoThe presumption is that these sufficiently advanced models are able to help close the gaps in execution. Think 20 years of advancement in both model complexity and manufacturing tech.