The United States must continue developing its biological and chemical weapons because other countries are developing their weapons, and the United States does not want to be left unprepared in the case of an emergency. The idea that other countries are developing their weapons is substantiated by Barry Came, public information officer for the World Food Programme. He reminds his readers that even though some countries aren't actively producing weapons, it is entirely possible that they are researching and progressing types of biological warfare (Came par. 7). There are numerous countries that are not allies of the United States that are known to possess chemical and biological weapons (Finn par. 8).One of the issues Americans will face if they disable their chemical and biological weapon development is, numerous countries have been working diligently to develop their chemical and biological weapons and could possible use them on the United States. Adversaries argue that these weapons of mass destruction are too dangerous to be developed, and if the United States continues developing their biological weapons, other countries will be encouraged to develop these types of weapons as well. This is a reasonable concern because biological weapons are fairly simple and inexpensive to develop. This exact issue was a topic of discussion during President Richard Nixon’s Presidency; Dr. Francis Boyle, Professor of Law at the University of Illinois himself writes: “The US already had massive superiority in nuclear weapons. Biological weapons were seen as the "poor man's atom bomb" and Nixon wanted to get rid of them to prevent Third World nations from acquiring relatively inexpensive weapons of mass destruction” (Boyle par. 3). Boyle insists that if third world countries were to develop biological weapons, the results would be catastrophic. Unfortunately, third world countries are very much in possession of these biological weapons. Additionally, in the war between Iraq and Iran, biological weapons were used and the results were catastrophic. The effects of using chemical and biological weapons took a negative toll on the people of Iraq and Iran: “Both Iraq and Iran used mustard gas, fired off in artillery shells or dropped from airplanes, in their brutal eight-year war...Those who managed to survive reportedly looked as if they had been burned in a fire--with black, blistered skin. Many were also permanently blinded or suffered nerve damage” (Terrorism 2000: How Chemical and Biological Weapons Are Changing the Face of Terror par. 11). In many cases, chemical and biological weapons are not only killing people, but they are also torturing the affected individuals. Chemical and biological weapons are powerful and brutal (Boyle par. 15). The results of the use of biological and chemical weapons are devastating, and it is common belief that the use or development of these weapons should be stopped. Furthermore, to avoid a similar fate as the citizens of Iraq or Iran, the United States should eliminate their chemical and biological supplies. The people of Iraq and Iran will never be able to completely heal from the use of chemical warfare (Terrorism 2000: How Chemical and Biological Weapons Are Changing the Face of Terror par. 12). The effects of chemical and biological terror are irreversible, so chemical and biological weapons should not be used. According to the article “Introduction to Biological and Chemical Weapons,” the United States and Russia have the largest stockpiles of nuclear weapons in the world ("Introduction to Biological and Chemical Weapons: At Issue."" par. 6). Both the United States and Russia had committed to eliminating their weapon stockpiles by 2014, but the United States made the claim that they needed more time. The timeline now is that the United States is saying that they need until 2023 to safely dispose of all of their chemical and biological weapons ("Introduction to Biological and Chemical Weapons: At Issue." par. 7). This extended timeline causes other countries to inquire about the United States’s actual efforts to eliminate their stockpile. It is essential for both the United States and Russia to dispose of any chemical or biological weapons. Biological and chemical weapons are not dead threats; much of the controversy with biological and chemical weapons is occurring in other countries, but there is still an issue nonetheless. As written about in “Terrorism 2000: How Chemical and Biological Weapons Are Changing the Face of Terror”: “Biological and chemical weapons are a new type of terrorism, and these weapons are designed to kill any type of breathing organism that comes into contact with them”(Terrorism 2000: How Chemical and Biological Weapons Are Changing the Face of Terror par. 7).Basically what the author is saying is that there are dangerous pods of terrorists that are in possession of highly dangerous biological and chemical weapons. The chemical and biological weapons that are being developed are extremely devastating, and these weapons have the capability to annihilate a large population. Even more terrifying is the fact that there are many cells of terrorists that are working quickly and efficiently to develop chemical and biological weapons (Finn par. 5). Groups of criminals that have no other purpose but to harm individuals are developing weapons with the intention to use them.