And anthrax is a biological weapon that can wreak havoc on innocent people in any country. Biological weapons, most of them fine, respirable powders causing deadly diseases, are a real danger and a matter of serious concern to all governments. Anthrax is not the only threat. More worrisome, smallpox and bubonic plague have been weaponised. Some health officials even fear that hemorrhagic fevers that have no vaccines and no cure, such as Ebola and Marburg may someday be used for terror.
Bio weapons are easy to carry and conceal.
Days or even weeks may pass before their use is apparent. Pound for pound, they are deadlier than chemical or even nuclear weapons. William Patrick, who served as a UN Inspector in Iraq, believes the scenario could take only 100 pounds of the agent. There were also four specialised filling machines, required for packing germ warfare agents into weapons or containers. Iraq claims to have destroyed its biological arsenal.