A biological attack is a more likely terrorism scenario than a dirty-bomb strike; the time to prepare is now.
The recent Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism “believes that unless the world community acts decisively and with great urgency, it is more likely than not that a weapon of mass destruction will be used in a terrorist attack somewhere in the world by the end of 2013.” The commission further “believes that terrorists are more likely to be able to obtain and use a biological weapon than a nuclear weapon.”