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I’ve always felt that biological warfare is a really stupid idea for everyone involved. Like, stuff like nuclear and chemical weapons is not nice, but the effects are relatively localized. With biological warfare though, there is no way to absolutely contain the pathogen and to prevent its spread in your own population.
Also as a non native English speaker, I used to find “all but” super weird too. Particularly since there’s also “everything but” where the words mean very similar things but the meaning is exactly the opposite.