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Acctually, it's doubtful that biological weapons will be any big threat. Anthrax certainly isn't going to be used to kill all that many people because it isn't contageous. And if caught early, it's very treatable. With these last few cases, everyone that even remotely suspects something is going to be running to the hospital.
The problem with biological weapons, is that their biological. As a living organizm, you have to feed the, keep them at the right temp, avoid direct sunlight, etc. It's difficult to keep living cultures alive for very long even in a labratory setting, yet alone, while trying to transport and administer them to a large group of people.
I'd say the bigger threat is from chemical attacks. And even those aren't all that a big concern since they don't have the same capacity to kill as biologicals. (although you don't have the same delivery problems with them as with biologicals) You're not going to be able to kill off a million people with chemical weapons, like you would be able to with say, a small pox virus. (and there are only two known samples of small pox virus left, so I'm not to concerned about that)
So it boils down to:
chemicals = easy to use, but not that lethal on a mass-people scale
biologicals = potential for mass-people killing, but not likely to be used correctly.
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