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Military Develops "Green" Cleaners For Terrorist Attack Sites

Posted by samzenpus on from the ultra-concentrated dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Chemists with the US military have developed a set of ultra-strength cleaners to be used in the aftermath of a terrorist attack. The formulas are reportedly tough enough to get rid of nerve gas, mustard gas, radioactive isotopes, and anthrax. But they are also non-toxic, based on ingredients found in foods, cosmetics, and other consumer products."

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  1. Let me guess..... by bigjoeb · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Made by Bechtel/(insert cozy contractor here) for only 2600$ a pint

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    1. Re:Let me guess..... by happy_place · · Score: 3, Insightful

      ...as opposed to the price of just letting those toxic substances drift through a community, causing untold amount of additional disease and misery... its refreshing to read of military technology that cleans up destruction, rather than just causing it. I hope that someday a perfect defense isn't just a really good offense, but an ingenious defense.

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    2. Re:Let me guess..... by Jaysyn · · Score: 4, Insightful

      "No First Use" = We have enough conventional weaponry to send anyone back to the stone age if we no longer care about the international repercussions.

      AKA "I can beat you with one arm tied behind my back."

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  2. Remove or neutralize? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The formulas are reportedly tough enough to get rid of nerve gas, mustard gas, radioactive isotopes, and anthrax.

    Summary makes it sound like this wonder neutralizes the components instead simply physically removing them. Are radioactive isotopes harder to remove than your generic chocolate stain?

  3. Why is this Idle? by ShadowRangerRIT · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I know some editors class too many things that should be Idle as something else, but this seems to be the opposite; a legitimate article that is being filed as Idle. How exactly is this not considered news? It's a new application for existing chemicals that helps deal with terrorism without restricting rights, which is a hell of lot better than most of the anti-terrorism procedures we've been putting into place.

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  4. Re:Am I alone in translating "green" by macshit · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Isn't a massive terrorist attack causing widespread destruction likely to cause FAR more pollution than anything we'd have to do to clean up AFTER IT?

    Well who knows, but the less toxic they can make it, the better, so they can slather it on like crazy without having to worry about anything except the immediate threat... if it's somewhat less effective but can be used much more freely and quickly, in greater quantity, "green" may be a huge advantage.

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