The Deviant wrote:
On Fri, 13 Dec 1996, Lucky Green wrote: Folks, Did you know that the Feds may legally test chemical and biological weapons on the civilian population as long as they give 30 days advance notice to
No, they can't. Development, testing, and use of Biological weapons is banned by the Geneva conventions (among others). International treaty outweighs USC.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the Geneva conventions do not apply to nations acting upon their own citizens... This showed up in the legal wrangling over whether the brutality in Bosnia-Herzegovena was part of a civil war or a war between nations, and hence whether an international tribunal had authority... -- Jim Wise jim@santafe.arch.columbia.edu http://www.arch.columbia.edu/~jim * Finger for PGP public key *