Disadvantages of using biological weapons

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DISADVANTAGES OF
USING BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS

The biggest disadvantage of using biological weapons is that they are really quite unpredictable. Who's to say that you won't end up infecting your own troops? Another disadvantage is that these agents last for quite some time. Anthrax, for example, can live for up to 50 years in soil. Therefore, it would be impractical to send in troops to occupy the area.

No use killing everyone in your enemy's country and then finding out you can't occupy it. It's just like getting a toy without batteries. Don't you just hate it when you wake up on Christmas morning to find that the wonderful remote controlled car your dad bought for you came without batteries and all the shops are closed?

The last major disadvantage is that people, in general, don't like biological weapons. These people hate it even more when someone actually uses these weapons (particularly, when they are used on them. Actually, come to think of it, if the biological weapons were used on them, they wouldn't be able to complain much since they'd be dead pretty soon). Now imagine the ruler of that country being accused by the media and in the Oprah Winfrey Show of using biological weapons for military gain. Chances are, that person won't get too popular with the people for very long.

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