Global Threats of Biological Weapons and the West’s Vulnerability

Key takeaways Biological weapons represent one of the gravest threats to global security, and paradoxically, one of the most overlooked. Unlike nuclear or conventional arms, bioweapons harness infectious agents (viruses, bacteria, toxins) to cause disease, death, and societal disruption. They can spread invisibly and exponentially, which is why they’re sometimes called the “poor man’s nuclear […]