Smart Dust And Nanobots Are Dangerous Nonotechnology is becoming even more compact and condensed with each passing year. Nanobots are being developed to combat viruses within the human body and airborne microscopic drones the size of a pin are in an early phase of development as well. Small nanobot particles known as smart dust that are capable of detecting any frequency of sound and spectrum of light might be dispersed across the world to monitor people's behavior. This is just as bad as satellites having the full capability to magnify any image on earth and to locate anyone anywhere. Yes, it can be used for good such as search and rescue, but it is bound to be used by forces of evil that will inevitably destroy the identity and dignity of humanity. Now imagine for a moment that these bots could be weaponized. Too many people fear that an engineered virus could be used by a global organization to reduce the human population. I for one, disagree. Even a fast-killing genetically engineered virus would take quite some time to kill a person. Weaponized smart dust, on the other hand, could kill people within minutes. Imagine if a world government hegemony came to power and felt as though the human race was too large in sheer number thus requiring some form of depopulation. War and famine are too messy. Chaos would still ensue if a virus were to be released. Instead, the overseers would simply spray these weaponized smart dust particles over cities and rural areas using benign-looking drones and aircraft. The nanobots would infiltrate billions of people's body organs and bloodstreams where they would remain dormant. All the tyrants would have to do is to simply flick a small switch on a major dashboard control panel to activate the nanobots. Said nanobots would then proceed to disrupt and shut down every major functioning organ in the human body. Imagine billions of people going about their daily lives only to freeze in unison, convulse in pain, and drop dead within a couple minutes. Imagine any political dissidents being assassinated using such methods. Voila, an evil agenda has been completed. This is certainly one of the most terrifying thoughts that plague me every day: the ability to kill billions with the flick of a switch. John Stewart ~ hbh@email.com minds.com/lovejoypeaceforever