According to a 2004 study at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine by Drs. Hillel W. Cohen, Robert M. Gould, and Victor W. Sidel,

"The present expansion of bioterrorism preparedness programs will continue to squander health resources, increase the dangers of accidental or purposeful release of dangerous pathogens, and further undermine efforts to enforce international treaties to ban biological and chemical weapons. The public health community should acknowledge the substantial harm that bioterrorism preparedness has already caused and develop mechanisms to increase our public health resources and to allocate them to address the world’s real health needs." 

Hillel W. Cohen, Robert M. Gould, and Victor Sidel, "The Pitfalls of Bioterrorism Preparedness:  the Anthrax and Smallpox Experiences," The American Journal of Public Health, October 2004, Vol 94, No. 10, pp. 1667-71.