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Mike Silva wrote:
> Here's another gem from the Hoare paper:
> "An unreliable programming language generating unreliable programs
> constitutes a far greater risk to our environment and to our society
> than unsafe cars, toxic pesticides, or accidents at nuclear power
> stations."

That paper was published in 1980.

The Firestone tire recall happened in 2000.
The Bhopal accident happened in 1984.
The Chernobyl accident happened in 1986.

It appears that he is wrong.