[CrackMonkey] Information Wants to Be Free

[Don Marti]

On Mon, Apr 24, 2000 at 02:40:01PM -0700, Mr. Bad wrote:

> I guess what got me worried was applying this idea to one of the most
> powerful and dangerous pieces of information on Earth: the recipe for
> making and deploying nuclear weapons. Obviously, if this information
> were available freely around the globe, there would be huge damage and
> human casualties (even if you factor in the need for significant
> physical resources). 

The "secret" to making a simple nuclear weapon from weapons-grade
fissile material is already out.  Fortunately, there's a lot of
big heavy equipment and associated knowledge needed to produce the
weapons-grade material in the first place.

Nuclear weapons still require machinery that you can't hide in
your garage.

3.  Worldwide enforcement of regulations comparable to RCRA:
http://www.epa.gov/rcraonline/

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