Historical Study of the Development of the Misuse of Biological Weapons Technology

Technology will continue to be an important thing in life, technological developments can be found in everyday life. In medical intelligence technology, to identify bio-terrorism actions, and aspects that can threaten national security, such as targets that may be the object of attack, identify indicators early, build biosecurity, and analyze pathogen communities. The threat that hit the world is when resources are used by irresponsible people or groups and are used as biological weapons (bioweapons), bioterrorism, and others. These biological weapons are not only used for war but can also be used for terrorism purposes. The involvement of biological weapons in the history of war has been used, various weapons were created before the 20th century biological weapons in the form of biological toxins or bacteria from decaying animals and plants, after the 20th-century weapons switched to bacteria (anthrax), viruses (smallpox), and poison (botulinum). Regarding what is used as a biological weapon, this is regulated by various policies, both national policies, and defense policies. Anticipatory steps and efforts to overcome the threat of bioterrorism need to involve all parties, including the community, security forces, health workers, and scientists. Legal reforms can be carried out to perfect and complement existing legal loopholes as a result of controlling bioterrorism which widens the opportunities or loopholes for bioterrorism attacks in Indonesia that should receive state attention and formulate bioterrorism regulations.