Biological and Chemical Outline Biological and chemical warfare has been around since the beginning of time. From poison tipped arrows to purposely transmitting smallpox to individuals. There has been ongoing political conflict on biological and chemical warfare for quite some time for legitimate reasons too. Biological and chemical warfare is very deadly and sometimes inhumane‚ but on the other hand it is very cost efficient and is very effective at doing its job. Biological and chemical
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Factors and Motivations That Influence Biological Warfare Maham Ahmed November 11th‚ 2010 Modern World History Katie Ehrlich Many troops during the years of World War I met their demise in what is arguable the most terrifying and inhumane of all military tactics - biological warfare. Soldiers inhaled a deadly acidic gas that burned them from the inside out‚ suffocating them in an excruciating and unimaginable pain. Kurth Audrey‚ a professor of strategy at the U.S. National War College in
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The Threat of Biological Warfare and Possible Preventative Measures The events of September 11‚2001‚ have made the threat of terrorism on our mainland very real. The twin towers were made into rubble that day‚ along with the lives of the many people touched by the overwhelming loss of life that occurred that day. Now‚ if that isn ’t enough to cope with‚ in creeps the specter of bio-terrorism. Biological weapons are devices intended to deliberately disseminate disease producing organisms or toxins
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McDonald 1 Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War Matthew McDonald Mrs. Jones English I 4 March 2015 McDonald 2 Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War THESIS STATEMENT: Chemical and biological weapons are necessary because they strike fear in the enemies‚ effective in their power‚ and can be used as population control. I. Introduction A. Background Information B. Thesis Statement II. Strike fear into your enemies A. Fear of retaliation
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What is bioterrorism and how might you prepare for its effects? Bioterrorism uses pathogenic biological agents‚ such as biological warfare agents‚ which are colorless‚ and odorless derived from microorganisms that can be spread in the air as aerosols or placed into food or drink to infect as many people as possible. The agents are concealed easily and said to be difficult to detect. Terrorists tend to attack major cities or densely crowded areas‚ and government buildings (Nicolson‚ 2001)
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Anna Nordseth Block 3 Biological Warfare During WWII the United States took part in a new method of fighting the enemy: biological warfare. This way of fighting proved to be effective in both monetary cost and the toll taken in human lives. The United States and Great Britain developed the technology to make bombs out of the deadly anthrax virus. These were to be shot at enemy territory which would cause a widespread outbreak of anthrax virus. It was thought that the leftover anthrax spores
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Bioterrorism Bioterrorism is a type of terrorism that deals with the intentional release of biological agents. It is also known as germ warfare (Medicine Net). Some common‚well known biological agents are bacillus anthracis‚ variola major‚ and ricinus communis. These agents are better known as anthrax‚ smallpox‚ and ricin (Medicine Net). These are just three of the biological agents. Bioterrorism has been around since the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries (Pbs.org). People back then would load
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12‚ 2013 HS 251 Unit 9 Paper Biological Weapons Production Biological weapons are deadly materials manufactured from pathogenic organisms (viruses and bacteria) or synthetic deadly substances that are used to deliberately affect the organic procedures of a host i.e. human or animal body. These substances primary function is to kill or injure the host. Biological weapons can be used to harm vulnerable organisms such as humans‚ animals or vegetation (Biological Threats‚ 2013). They can also be
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I found interesting that relates to microbiology is Biological Warfare. It is where organisms such as bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi‚ toxins are used to kill or injure people. Organisms that are used in biological warfare are called agents. Biological agents have been around since ancient times. Archers would infect their arrows by dipping them in dead‚ decomposing bodies or blood that is mixed with feces. Now in modern times‚ biological warfare has become more sophisticated. In WW1‚ the Germans were
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In recent discussions of bio terrorism being the biggest threat on national security‚ a controversial issue is that nuclear bombs/ warfare is a bigger threat on national warfare. On one hand biological war can be more dangerous due to the terrorist attack could be hidden as a normal disease or a pandemic. On the other hand nuclear bombs could be a lot more dangerous because a bomb could wipe out an entire continent with one explosion. Or the radiation that comes off from the explosion. In summary
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