Biological weapons

Biological Weapons
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Nuclear and biological weapons are the common forms of weaponry in modern warfare employed by both states and terrorist groups. Groups are prohibited from applying biological weapons, and the application of nuclear arsenal is highly scrutinized. Terrorist groups are, however, more likely to engage biological weapons than nuclear ones because they are readily available and require little expertise and hence the US government must limit their accessibility among the populations to reduce the chances of a bioterror attack.
Biological weapons refer to agents including bacteria, and viruses and are applicable in the form of weapons against humans (Garrett, 2017). It is easier to access biological weapons today as compared to chemical weapons since they are stocked in research and educational institutions. The biological pathogens are readily available in academic laboratories, pharmaceutical companies and factories producing vaccines (Garrett, 2017). Most of these facilities are owned or dominated by civilians and hence it is easy for terrorist groups to get the pathogens and utilize them through their sympathizers in the US and Europe (Ryan, 2016). The government of the US must prevent the proliferation of biological arms since they may increase terror once in the hands of terrorists. It is possible to carry out biological warfare without extreme weaponization typical with nuclear arms. For instance, the groups can get the pathogens and release them into the water system leading to the death of the people, unlike atomic weapons that cannot be useful without extreme weaponization (Ryan, 2016).

The implication of this is that terrorist groups do not require experts to since they can apply the pathogens in their raw form.
It is thus possible for terrorists to prefer biological weapons since they are easy to get and apply without weaponization. However, the biological weapons are risky since it is not possible to target a particular population and they may affect even the terrorist groups. The government of the United States should move fast and prevent the proliferation of the forms of arms since they may end up in the hands of terrorists.
References
Garrett, B. C. (2017). Historical dictionary of nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare. Rowman & Littlefield.
Ryan, J. (2016). Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Containing and preventing biological threats. Butterworth-Heinemann.