We should have the technology so we can develop countermeasures to it? With that kind of logic where do you draw the line? It's a slippery slope to using it on humans and using it more frequently as an excuse to develop better countermeasures to it. And obviously our governments and corporations aren't interested in developing countermeasures, they just want to use it for control and profit.

Arms races are bad and shouldn't be encouraged. They escalate conflict and accelerate development of weapons. At this late stage of the technology game there's no point trying to get ahead of China if it means humanity goes almost extinct from nuclear radiation or self-replicating vaccines. It's fighting over a rapidly shrinking pie.