Race-Specific Bioweapons & Nuclear Weapons | Frank Zappa

Race-Specific Bioweapons & Nuclear Weapons | Frank Zappa

In this excerpt from the 1984 Music Box interview, the genius Zappa talks about the likely use of race-specific bioweapons and why he believes nuclear weapons will never be used.

"The warfare of the future will be conducted with these biological agents because now gene splicing is a thing that can be done. It is feasible to consider the preparation of certain diseases that will kill only specific races, nationalities, or people with certain interests because you can tailor the disease to attack certain things in certain categories."

"It's foolish to consider the possibility of nuclear war because, from a business standpoint, it's impractical. It stops all business … what will be in the warheads will not be things that destroy real estate. It's much more practical to think of missiles going someplace and putting out chemicals or microbes that enable one party to subjugate the other party by controlling its labor force while leaving the buildings intact."