I don't think that's silly McGrath; I totally agree. The 1972 Germ Warfare Treaty says just that, but it has no teeth and can't really be enforced. There have been international calls to revise the Convention adding enforcement protocol, including major efforts on the part of George Sr. Both Bush Sr. and Clinton recieved flack from the pharmeuceutical industry because they don't want their property inspected.

BWC treaty finally added compliance measures. In July 2001, George Jr. has spurned the convention altogether and refused to comply with it, stating that since the compliance measures were inadequate, the US wouldn't ratify the treaty at all.

Ironically, the strains of several of the biological agents found in Iraq were identical to the US-created versions, meaning somehow Iraq got them from us. The US exports biological media, like anthrax, around the world.