People aren’t as scared of biological warfare ‘as they should be,’ according to the head of Silicon Valley’s largest startup accelerator

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• Y Combinator president Sam Altman says people are not as scared about biological warfare "as they should be."
• In the event of an apocalypse, Altman has a go bag filled with water, a gun, a tent, and other supplies. 
• Bill and Melinda Gates have also said a global pandemic is the biggest threat to humanity right now.
• Several scientists agree about the possibility of an infectious disease killing millions of people around the world, though some believe a natural pandemic is more likely than biological terrorism.

Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator — Silicon Valley's largest startup accelerator — believes biological warfare is the greatest threat to humanity, and people "aren't as scared enough about that as they should be."

Two years ago, Altman said he would escape to New Zealand with billionaire Peter Thiel in the event of a pandemic. Altman recently told Bloomberg that he was just joking back then, but the 33-year-old has certainly put thought into emergency planning. Altman's go bag includes a gun, water, a tent, batteries, antibiotics, blankets, and gas masks. 

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