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>If this was a bioweapon, it sucks. Bioweapons aren't all that effective in general for the reasons seen here: they're too slowly acting, to easy to treat, and
by ranger207 7y ago
>If this was a bioweapon, it sucks.
Bioweapons aren't all that effective in general for the reasons seen here: they're too slowly acting, to easy to treat, and not as lethal as, say, chemical weapons (which are also not that effective as weapons). Biological weapons are most dangerous as terror weapons.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 7y agoI am not sure I agree completely. Yes, the panic they induce ( and that media happily augment ) is in itself dangerous, but.. well, weaponized ebola has apparently been in existence for a while. What makes you think progress was not made since then to.. add new traits to existing strains? I hate to say anything more, because we would easily move into wild speculation territory.
- Fomite 7y agoAgreed. I worked on biodefense stuff for awhile, and my usual argument was that bioweapons are at best panic and disruption. But this was mostly to address the terminal version of this particular rumor, which I've also encountered on social media.