Re: Sec. Ridge accurately addresses the impact of a "dirty bomb"

[BLHamrick@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 2/17/2003 8:02:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, tedrock@CPCUG.ORG writes:


> Why do we keep telling people that there will be significant psychological
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> impact (I've even seen it called "panic")?  Why don't we say there is little
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> chance of significant injury, and therefore no reason to panic?
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> Why are we so set on creating panic?



I don't think "we're" set on creating panic, but when non-experts get plenty of airtime, and press coverage saying "one speck of dust will virtually guarantee you cancer," then I project that panic will be a likely result.


Barbara