Answer:
(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.
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(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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