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The Pros And Cons Of Biological Warfare

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In the wake of the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the fear of biological war has risen, due to their simple, inexpensive production, and difficult detection, people assume that they are the perfect weapons for wars and for terrorists. Therefore, I believe that governments should reflect on allowing scientists to generate bioengineered pandemics. Biological warfare agents first appeared around 300 B.C., when Greeks, Romans, and Persians used animal corpses to pollute the water wells of their enemies. Again, in 1155, Emperor Barbarossa’s troops contaminated the water wells with dead bodies of soldiers and animals (Pal, Sharma, and Goel 2016, p1).
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