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RE: "Perception is reality" (was DOE Sec addresses "Dirty Bombs")
<snip> If a terrorist group sets of an
RDD, the "perception" of too many of the public and elected officials will be
such that, as Jim stated, we who will have to respond will deal with a "reality"
of having to track almost every atom down and work to convince people they
aren't going to die from the radiation exposure. Their perception of risk
results in the reality of them being afraid, even though the reality of actual
health effects is not there. <snip>
I think its going to get get
a lot worse than that :
Everyone will be scrambling
to get a bigger piece of the federal disaster relief fund pie.
As usual, people will claim
contamination even where there isn't any (above background levels) - and
even AFTER surveyors have been there & checked ("we can't trust those
government people...."). Some of them will know very well what the reality is,
but will claim publicly that they have a different perception of reality,
because they stand to make a buck (if not from a real injury, then at least from
psychological harm, bla, bla, bla...).
Antinuke groups will bring
their own "experts" with more "effective" radiation detectors.
Every farmer within a
hundred miles will claim to have an animal with deformities, etc.,
etc.
Armies of lawyers will make
a killing.
The media will be busy for
months doing investigative journalism TV
features.
Conspiracy nuts will
proliferate everywhere.....
One positive aspect in this
nightmare : those of us who know better than "perception is reality" may find
opportunities in low real-estate
prices....