Re: Terrorism has altered the nuclear equation forever

[BLHamrick@AOL.COM]

Thank you, Dr. Weiner.  Good points all.  If the public wants to eliminate the risks posed by radiation and radioactive materials, then the regulators and standard-setting agencies need to "harmonize" those risks across all hazardous materials present in our environment and traded in everyday commerce, rather than "discriminate" against radioactive materials (and only those man-made, to boot), simply because Hollywood has demonized them.



If it is unsubstantiated, theoretical risk the public and politicians wish to avoid, then agencies should accomodate them, and ban all industries, including the healthcare industry which routinely generates substantial quantities of chemical, biological and radioactive waste that threaten us all.



Barbara L. Hamrick







In a message dated 12/11/2003 7:30:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, RuthWeiner@AOL.COM writes:



> Do we stop using gasoline because it can be combined with a readily available compound to make napalm?  Or because it can be used to make Molotov cocktails?  Do we stop using matches because they can start forest fires?  Do we ban alcohol because drunk driving kills (actually we've been there, done that, and it didn't work)?

> 

> Did we stop using ammonium nitrate fertilizer after the 

> Oklahoma City bombing?

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