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(i) Biological weapons are also called the 'poor man's nuclear bomb' because they are easy to manufacture and have the ability to kill or injure hundreds of thousands of people. (ii) Simple devices such as crop dusting aero planes or small perfume atomizers are effective delivery systems for biological agents. (iii) In contrast to chemical, conventional and nuclear weapons that generate immediate effects, biological agents are generally associated with a delay in the onset of illness. (iv) Moreover, illnesses from biological weapons are not likely to be recognised in their initial stages.
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