there's a much easier way to create a global pandemic: wait for the next Ebola outbreak, hop on a plane, get infected, fly to NYC and spread your bodily fluids everywhere. I was (pleasantly) surprised that ISIL didn't try this.
and making a pandemic virus is considerably more involved than making "a few specialized mail orders." and if it becomes easier in the future, far better to lock down the mail orders than the knowledge, no?
Thankfully, Ebola is not a good candidate for a global pandemic for a number of reasons. It is much easier to avoid a virus spread by bodily fluid contact than one which is airborne, and Ebola tends to kill its hosts rather quickly. I'm more excited about SARS-CoV-5 (Captain Trips).
and making a pandemic virus is considerably more involved than making "a few specialized mail orders." and if it becomes easier in the future, far better to lock down the mail orders than the knowledge, no?