Imagine this: you wake up hours before your alarm goes off to find your entire neighborhood in chaos; people are running, robbing banks and stores, and dead bodies litter the once-quiet streets. Overnight, a government-run biological germ weapon experiment was launched, infecting, destroying, and spreading panic across the world. As a single, globalized society, we must strengthen our security against biological weapons and biological terror to avoid putting humanity at risk. It would be very beneficial to our species if we did not attempt to use or experiment with biological weapons, given that they are specifically designed to create social, economic, governmental, military, and general fear and disruption. Bioterrorism has been used throughout our history, in the form of many deadly agents, and even as these weapons become more powerful and deadly, our current policies against biological warfare must be improved to prevent the emergence of fatal diseases. Contrary to what the general public thinks. beliefs, biological warfare and terrorism are not a recent development, but an ancient weapon dating back to the 14th century in Europe. The corpses of fallen soldiers and animals were often used as weapons during sieges, leading to the defeat of many castles due to the "stench of rotting bodies causing disease" among adversaries. Doctors at the time did not know that the germs responsible for the decomposition of the body were actually the cause of the disease. For lack of a better explanation, they blamed it on the smell. In 1340, the castle of Thun L'Évêque in northern France was bombarded with dead horses and other animals, leading to the castle's surrender and the negotiation of a truce (Lewis). Humans are not the only target... middle of document... Information on Iological Weapons - Federation of American Scientists. " Biological Weapons Information - Federation of American Scientists. Np, nd Web. March 24, 2014. "Biowarfare Against Agriculture." Biowarfare Against Agriculture. "EARLY USE OF BIOLOGICAL WARFARE." National Center for Biotechnology Information, 25 March 0006. Web, March 23, 2014. “Safety and Health Topics | Biological agents. "Safety and Health Topics | Biological Agents. Np, nd Web. March 31, 2014." US Food and Drug Administration. “Bioterrorism and Drug Preparedness. Np, nd Web. March 24, 2014.” Washington Free Beacon. " Washington Free Beacon US vulnerable to biowarfare attacks Comments. Np, nd Web. March 24. 2014.