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by JadeNB 2955 days ago
> I'm having a hard time imagining a virtual WMD that is worse than the instant obliteration of millions of people.

Incidentally, my impression has always been that, at least with the comparatively low-yield atomic weapons that have actually been used, it's not the instant obliteration that's the biggest problem, but rather the lingering effects of fallout and radiation sickness.