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Why would the "won't be destroyed by cooking" part matter that much? We all consume a lot of uncooked produce everyday...


It's another attack vector. The working theory is that Alexander Litvenko was poisoned with tea laced with polonium.


Theoretically, if you were paranoid, you could consume only thoroughly-cooked foods as a defense against poisoning. So a low-dose poison that survives cooking defeats that defense.


At a guess, flexibility. If the opportunity presents itself, your assassination attempt won't be foiled by the target's/victim's decision to have a casserole instead.




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