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DMSO (DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE) - A NEW THREAT IN PUBLIC FIGURE PROTECTION

NCJ Number
32281
Journal
Assets Protection Volume: 1 Issue: 3 Dated: (1976) Pages: 11-15
Author(s)
W J WARD
Date Published
1976
Length
5 pages
Annotation
EXAMINATION OF THE VIABILITY OF MIXING POISON WITH DMSO TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LATTER'S REPUTED ABILITY NOT ONLY TO BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN BUT ALSO TO CARRY WITH IT THE POISON AS WELL.
Abstract
THE ARTICLE CONCLUDES THAT, ALTHOUGH NOT IMPOSSIBLE, ATTACKS ON PUBLIC FIGURES USING DMSO ARE REMOTE AT BEST AND ON BALANCE, DO NOT MERIT SERIOUS CONSIDERATION IN PROTECTIVE PLANNING IN VIEW OF THE MANY MORE VIABLE AND IMMEDIATE THREATS WITH WHICH PUBLIC FIGURES ARE CONFRONTED IN MODERN SOCIETY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)

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