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> A civilian could easily buy a small fleet of drones, equip them with small IEDs or sarin gas, and fly them into otherwise secured areas with large crowds. Ea

by kardos 2y ago

> A civilian could easily buy a small fleet of drones, equip them with small IEDs or sarin gas, and fly them into otherwise secured areas with large crowds. Easy? Is sarin gas freely available at big-box retailers?

rolph 2y ago
the synthetic precursors are.
- 15155 2y ago
  Which? All of the weaponized forms involve some pretty nasty flourinated precursor chemicals which themselves are quite toxic -- and controlled.
  - rolph 2y ago
    all of them. if you understand chemistry; nasty, quite toxic, and controlled are not barriers. e.g. isopropyl alcohol.
01100011 2y ago
Don't underestimate hackers. The internet is supercharging hobbyist hackers in many domains, including electronics, chemistry and bioengineering. I doubt the precursors to nerve gases(the worst ones, anyway) are readily available, but they are probably a handful of undergrad-level reactions away from easily available chemicals.
- 15155 2y ago
  > but they are probably a handful of undergrad-level reactions away from easily available chemicals. It's a bit further than that, and all of the intermediate chemistry is toxic.