From: Eugen Leitl (eugen@leitl.org)
Date: Tue Sep 24 2002 - 00:36:06 MDT
On Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Mike Lorrey wrote:
> Gene is unfortunately, once again, wrong.
'once again', huh. Must have missed all the other ones.
> One word makes it so: Supergun.
Where is it?
> Iraq, in the late 1980's, underwent a development program to build a
Hey, there was advanced technology in Iraq about 1500 B.C. However, this
is 2002 A.D., and there is no advanced anything in Iraq right now.
> Depends on how much Iraq is willing to hire outside talent, and how
Underground talent? Sounds a) very scarce b) damn expensive
> much outside talent is willing to work for Iraq. From the nannerings
How much outside nanotechnology R&D talent is willing to work for Iraq?
Zero.
> in the UN and the EU, it seems that all of France, Germany, and Russia
> is drooling at the possibility of working with Iraq. If the US doesn't
> get UN approval (and doesn't wind up doing their own thing), I think
> it's even money whether a bunch of europeans become Saddam's Nano R&D
> think tank.
Mike is unfortunately, once again, wrong.
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