After the pandemics, it became obvious that we as a species were not only unable to prevent the transmission of intercontinental viruses, but were also unwilling to do so. Weaponised, gene-targeted pathogens were inevitable after that. Moving swift, harmless, and silent until they reached their intended target. Why waste years of training on assassins that might fail or turn rogue? Or spend millions on drones and missiles? All prior methods were loud, traceable, and fully articulated an intent to kill. But a virus could be deployed anywhere, to anyone. The assassin who delivers it to the target might never know what they passed on, or to who. Ultimate deniability.
Of course, all prototypes have hiccups. Getting a virus to only trigger it's deadly properties on a unique strain of genetic code is as hard as it sounds. Mistakes happen. Just a tiny margin for error exists. That's how all this started. With a desire to kill one, which turned into one billion.
Paddy Dobson
3rd June 2022