Chemical weapons were used as early as 600 B.C, the weapons were not as sophisticated as they are today but it caused great damage to the opposing enemy. In one of the most repeated incidents during the early age was the poisoning of water wells, The Athenians used this trick while fighting the Sparatns –a technique which gave them the upper hand against their enemies-. Also one of the most famous techniques in the early age was poisoning the heads of the arrow to gurantee the death of the enemy. But it wasn’t until the 19th and 20th century did mankind discover the deadly mustard gas and nerve agents, these gases gave the country which owned them not only a tactical advantage but it also gave this country a psychological advantage by planting…
Germans introduced the use chemical gasses as an weapon in war. Poison gas was the most feared out of all technology weapons in WW1. The gasses could burn skin, blind, or destroy your lungs if you happen to breathed in. Back then they had crude face masks to protect people in war from the poisonous gas floating in the air. Poison gas was easier during WW1 all they had to do was throw the poisonous gas bomb.…
The most used was the bolt action rifle, it fired 15 rounds a minute at a person 1,400 meters away. The second new weapon was the machine gun. Machine guns needed 4-6 men to work them and it had to be on a flat surface. They had the fire power of 100 guns. There was also large field guns that had a long range and could drive devastating blows to the enemy but they needed up to 12 men to work them. They fired shells that exploded on impact. Next there was gas. The German army were the first to use chlorine gas at the battle of Ypres in 1915. Chlorine gas causes a burning feeling in the throat and you got chest pains. Death is painful, you would suffocate. The problem with chlorine gas is that the weather must be right. If the wind is in the wrong direction it could end up killing your own troops rather than the enemy. Mustard gas was the most deadly weapon used. It was fired into the trenches in shells. It is colorless and takes 12 hours to take effect. The effects were: blistering skin, vomiting, sore eyes, internal and external bleeding. Death can take up to 5 weeks. In Document Four Henry says “ on top of this, I encountered mustered gas for the first time last week. Fortunately, I had my gas mask ready. The same could not be said for my friend, Heinrich. To see someone die such a death is a horror I will never forget,” Henry saw his friend die from mustered gas. It was a horrible…
The use of chemical weapons in World War I were cased by the quickly growing need to end stalemate, periods of time where during warfare there was no action nor movement. This had become increasing popular and occurred often in the western and southern fronts. Stalemate was due to technological developments that favored defensive tactics such a barbed wire. In addition, poison gas was deployed to cause murders on an extensive scale and invade soldiers that would have otherwise not been reachable. An illustration of this would be the dugouts created by soldiers to successfully hide from fire, however the introduction of poison gas allowed troops to reach those hiding in the dugouts…
Natural, substance and other non-atomic dangers, for example, digital and automaton assaults, constitute a class of weapons that may not bring about as much mass physical annihilation as atomic weapons can, yet can bring about critical mass impacts on, and/or mass disturbances to, a focused on people. Weapons specialists still verbal confrontation whether these non-atomic weapons can genuinely be considered weapons of mass decimation; then again, certain sorts of natural weapons, for example, weaponized smallpox or Bacillus anthracis, could on a basic level damage a great many individuals relying upon the situation and the degree of the populace's introduction to the organic weapons. Substance weapons under all circumstances would not bring…
The use of Nerve agents, and to a larger extent Chemical Weapons, is illegal according to United Nations Resolution 687 which passed in 1991. The production, stockpiling, and use of these weapons were banned by The Hague Convention of 1899 and the Geneva Protocol of 1925. All Nerve agents are fatal to the human body in the same way. Some are more potent, and some remain on the battlefield longer than others. Many factors play a role in how long a Nerve agent remains on the battlefield.…
Dark biotechnology is connected with bioterrorism and biological weapons. Biowarfare is the intentional use of microorganisms and toxins generally of microbial, plant or animal origin to produce disease and death in humans, livestock and crops (DaSilva, ****). The magnetism of bioweapons in biowarfare and bioterrorism is because of easy access to a disease-producing biological agents, low costs, low security and surveillance systems and easy transportation from one place to another. Furthermore, fiction stories in books and available technologies give rise to multiplying of such weapons that have implications for local and global security.…
Weapons of mass destruction have been around for many years like the atomic bomb that we dropped on Japan years ago. This caused an enormous shock wave spreading radioactive isotopes for miles. Just recently there was the nuclear power plant in Japan that leaked after an earthquake started a tidal wave. It was weeks before they could see what the severity and the damage to the public after the nuclear leak. Chemical agents can be caused by people making them from raw materials and the use of internet on how to make chemical agents. Terrorist will usually focus on public buildings like schools, court houses, sporting events and many other types of where the public gathers. “Chemical agents can be potentially catastrophic impacting hundreds to thousands of people.” Biological agents are of pathogens or toxins; there have been many of incidents reported; some being true and many being hoaxes. Example would be anthrax, pneumonic plague, ricin, even chickenpox and many others. With biological many exposures are airborne and can travel for miles exposing the public to these agents. You make think you just have the flu.…
Sabelnikov, A., Zhukov, V., & Kempf, C. (2006). Airborne exposure limits for chemical and biological warfare agents: is everything set and clear?. International Journal Of Environmental Health Research, 16(4), 241-253.…
There are tons of organisms or agents that could be and can be used for biological warfare, but like nuclear and chemical warfare it’s all about how you deliver the substance. Biological agents are pretty easy to get and use. They are invisible, odorless, and tasteless and can disperse fast.…
occurring or a human-modified form. A bioterrorism attack is the deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, toxins or other harmful agents used to cause illness or death in people, animals, or plants. These agents are typically found in nature, but it is possible that they could be mutated or altered to increase their ability to cause disease, make them resistant to current medicines, or to increase their ability to be spread into the environment. Biological agents can be spread through the air, water, or in food. Terrorists tend to use biological agents because they are extremely difficult to detect and do not cause illness for several hours to several days. Some bioterrorism agents, like the smallpox virus, can be spread from person to person and some, like anthrax, cannot.…
Chemical and biological warfare has been around for many centuries. This type of warfare is not new. The Chinese, Greeks, and indigenous groups from South America used it. Whether it was arrows tipped with toxins, or the catapulting bacteria infested bodies, or the burning of toxic chemicals, each had its own deadly way of taking out the enemy. (Solomon 5-6) The U.S. should not stop developing biological and chemical weapons.…
A bioterrorism attack is the deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs (agents) used to cause illness or death in people, animals, or plants. These agents are typically found in nature, but it is possible that they could be changed to increase their ability to cause disease, make them resistant to current medicines, or to increase their ability to be spread into the environment. Biological agents can be spread through the air, through water, or in food.…
to lack of knowledge” (Bob Graham and Matt Korade). People who have not studied in…
Bioterrorism refers to the intentional release of toxic biological agents to harm and terrorize civilians, in the name of a political or other cause.…