Gain of function research is a lot cheaper than nuclear weapons. It also doesn't radiologically pollute the world, can, theoretically, be genetically tailored,

Gain of function research is a lot cheaper than nuclear weapons. It also doesn't radiologically pollute the world, can, theoretically, be genetically tailored, and can even be denied. These factors will make it the preferred means of waging world war scale war in the future if it's not already being used for that presently.