Panel Statement

Panel: Decontamination, Surveillance and Ready Made Martial Law in the Anthrax Age

The threat of terrorism has made Martial Law seem acceptable to many. Thus in the event of a suspected release of a nuclear, chemical, or biological agent, the area, city, state, or the like, of the release, may be cordoned off to prevent victims, patients, suspects, or others who may be potentially contaminated from leaving the scene of the release without first undergoing decontamination.

• Steve Mann, University of Toronto, Canada

Full text (PDF) p. 148-149