Why are the terrorists using not easily spread biological weapons?

[Robert Furst]

If an outbreak were to occur in the West, while the threat would be high and mortality figures could rise into the tens of thousands, however, most Western nations have antibiotics and treatments for biological threats and eventually bring the outbreak under control. But what happens if by mistake or by an act of terror these biological infections invade countries that do not have medication or treatment?

If a powerful biological weapon were to be used against the United States or some other Western nation, theoretically within 48 hours most of the world's countries could begin to register outbreaks themselves. Since many of the nations in Africa and Asia do not have the medications needed, and with the Western nations dealing with their own outbreaks holding on to their supplies, in theory at least billions of people in those nations could die. The irony here is that the Muslim fundamentalists may actually kill most of the world's Muslim population, and that is perhaps why smallpox or some other easily spread biological agent has not been used against the US or any other Western nation.

Anthrax is not easily spread, and while deadly it is unlikely that even with a large outbreak in the US could the threat be spread to the Middle-east, Southeast Asia and Africa, where most Muslims live.

Source: KolelOnline (http://www.kolel.com)

[L@mplighterM]

Sure Smallpox would have a worse effect on non-western nations, but I think that many terrorists aren't rational beings.

In short they couldn't care less about life. The brotherhood that is
thought to exist between Muslims is a farce, that is evident in the socio economic desparity that exists in the Muslim world.

A population decrease of 30% +/- in the west would destabilize the non Muslim world economy. As a matter of fact if the Anthrax scares continue on the same level for a long time it's my opinion that it will certainly lead to an economic colapse.

Israel is suffering financially from the sustained attacks on it's citizens and has had to make cut backs in internal security. Cut backs to internal security leads to more attacks such as the one that lead to the death of the minister of tourism.

United States can't sustain the current level of security, etc without eventually sustaining severe financial setbacks. I believe the current game is to break the west at all costs.

If the terrorists have the smallpox virus(or worse) they will release it. Fanatics aren't subject to reasoning they dont give a damn. Besides they believe they'll all enter paradise and have 72 virgins for their pleasure. They will make an arguement that they are doing their Muslim brothers a favor by infecting them.

Phycopaths are not able to engage in rational reasoning.