The Best Way for a Terrorist to Weaponize and Disseminate

question 8

Multiple Choice

The best way for a terrorist to weaponize and disseminate a chemical nerve agent exposing a large number of people would be to:

• A) put it in a paper bag in a crowded mall and puncture the bag with a stick.
• B) throw a paper bag loaded with nerve agent onto a busy subway train.
• C) steal a truck that sprays for mosquitos and aerosolize the nerve agent into a crowded subdivision.
• D) throw a Molotov cocktail loaded with nerve agent into a windshield of a passenger bus.

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Definitions:

Chlorine

A toxic, greenish-yellow gas with a strong odor, used as a disinfectant and in the manufacture of various chemicals.

Calcium

A chemical element with the symbol Ca and atomic number 20, an essential component of bones, teeth, and shells, and plays a crucial role in cell signalling.

Chlorine

A chemical element with symbol Cl and atomic number 17, known for its strong oxidizing properties and use as a disinfectant.

Lewis Dot Structure

A diagrammatic method to represent the valence electrons of atoms within a molecule, indicating the bonding between atoms and the lone pairs of electrons.