Bioweapons - Weapons of Mass Destruction?

Question

Would bioweapons be considered weapons of mass destruction? Please explain.

Answer 1

Bioweapons when used in a large scale can be weapons of mass destruction.

Answer 2

I have been in several bioweapons (or excuse me, biodefense) labs both in the US and out. Bioweapons are actually a much more efficient way of dealing with war. Forget the hollywood crap out there; very little is being done to develop superlethal, ultrainfectious bacteria...instead, its mostly on viral weaponry that incapacitates. For example, instead of killing an army, spray them with a form of tubercolosis which causes them to go ill for 6-12 months, then recover without needing medication or anything like that. The army is neutralized without loss of life. Another, a combination between several bacteria put into the varicela capsid, dissolves metal; this is to be dropped on a weapons factor-the bacteria will basically dissolve the factory via corrosion. Bioweapons are actually more of an anti-war. The bad press we get from it is simply imaginations running down paths which expense and economics prohibit.