advantages

There are four main advantages to biological warfare.
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�� 1) The killing efficiency of biological weapons
�� - one gram of toxin could kill 10 million people

�� 2) The cost effectiveness of biological weapons
�� - to affect one square km it would cost approximately $1.00 using
�� biologics (in comparison it would cost $2000 using conventional
�� weapons, $800 using nuclear weapons, and $600 using chemical
�� weapons)

�� 3) The ease of production of most biological weapons
�� - any nation with a reasonably advanced pharmaceutical and
�� medical industry has the capability of mass producing biological
�� weapons

�� 4) Biological warfare takes advantage of the live nature of the agents
�� - anything from a piece of fruit to a ballistic missile could be used�to deliver a biological weapon to a target