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Designating fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction (whitehouse.gov)
11 points by KoftaBob 57 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


> Secretary of Homeland Security, shall update all directives regarding the Armed Forces’ response to chemical incidents in the homeland to include the threat of illicit fentanyl

Sure there's Venezuela but is this yet another posse comitatus end-around?


Given this admin? Yes.


Good! I agree with the reasoning: even tiny amounts can kill a person, hence designated as a chemical weapon when produced and distributed illicitly.




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