Why is The US Stockpiling Smallpox Drug (enemy, weapon, suspected)

[Dr.No]

Does our government expect a Biological attack on American soil in the near future.

Report: US stockpiling smallpox drug in case of attack - The Hill's Healthwatch

[EmeraldCityWanderer]

It says "why" in the title of the article...in case of attack. It explains why it is a threat quite well, maybe you should read it.

[hawkeye2009]

Originally Posted by Dr.No

Does our government expect a Biological attack on American soil in the near future.

Report: US stockpiling smallpox drug in case of attack - The Hill's Healthwatch

It is certainly a possibility, much like a nuclear attack, although unlikely. However, if one wanted to launch an attack on the US, a cyber attack or biologicals would be the route to go, as the "enemy" would be much more difficult to trace and the issue of an "appropriate response" would be more confusing. Why nuke a nation when you can destroy it by much cheaper, less obvious means? For that matter, just destroy the culture by liberalism and let it erode from within!

Remember the small pox vaccinations as children? This is how small pox was eradicated- no host- no disease. We have a population which lacks immunity to a disease which wiped out the Indian population on the east coast from the 1600s-1700s, creating one of the worst "biological catastrophes" in the US. The Aztecs were similarly defeated by small pox.

Quite a weapon. It was a "WMD" long before nukes. If such an "attack" is suspected, the small pox vaccine should be re-initiated for the population, making that 'weapon" useless. We all used to get it; perhaps it is time to re-introduce that with the DPTMMR combo.