Biological warfare, despite it’s modern sounding name, has been the world’s cheapest and most effective method of widespread killing for centuries, and reports of countries utilizing disease as a weapon date all the way back to the 1100s (and perhaps even beyond written record). Although ancient in origin, that does not mean the threat of widespread, virus-induced destruction is no longer a threat for the United States-- and the world as a whole. Treaties have been signed by all the major players in the game of biochemical weapons, including the U.S., Russia, and Japan. However, while the majority of the world frowns upon the use of pathogens as weapons, this negative attitude has done nothing to slow the progression or the amount of research
