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Created: November 5, 2001
Latest Update: November 5, 2001
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This essay is based up on a Scientific American article Better Killing through Chemistry Buying chemical weapons material through the mail is quick and easy. by George Musser. Scientific American Online. backup

1. In conducting his experiment George Musser used a "control variable." What was it?

   Consider the prestige of James M. Tour, a well-known organic chemist at Rice University. How would his prestige affect his ability to obtain dangerous chemicals?

2. Is it dangerous to make public the chemicals needed to make a toxic chemical?

   Consider "(Incidentally, some people have asked whether it is foolish to list the ingredients here. The short answer is no. For a longer answer, click here. We aren’t telling terrorists anything they wouldn’t already know. We are, however, telling the rest of us what we need to know if we are to prevent terrorists from acquiring these materials.)"