[bawolff]

I think if someone wanted to make a biological weapon of mass destruction, they would just take the simpler route of making it kill people.

[XorNot]

And you would be wrong: diseases which kill die out. Diseases which do not kill spread far and wide: COVID is successful and dangerous precisely because it mostly doesn't kill, and it keeps you on your feet and contagious for a good long time.

[bawolff]

I'm not saying instant death. They can still have an incubation period.

[graphe]

They wouldn't need to kill many. Just a few around the world to scare everyone. Heard the DC sniper terrorized people over a longer period but didn't kill that many.