Dddddd Ddddddd World history 9 February 2014 World War 1: Trench Warfare World war 1 was the extremely bloody war that swallows up the Europe from 1914-1919. “In late June 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia that was one of the reason‚ which rose the tension between Austria and Serbia” (modern world history 410). But the three main reasons‚ which lead to World War 1‚ were: rise of nationalism‚ imperialism and militarism. According
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Biological warfare (BW) — also known as germ warfare — is the deliberate use of disease-causing biological agents such as bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi‚ or biological toxins‚ to kill or incapacitate humans‚ animals or plants as an act of war. Biological weapons (often termed "bio-weapons" or "bio-agents") are living organisms or replicating entities (viruses) that reproduce or replicate within their host victims. Entomological (insect) warfare is also considered a type of BW. Biological weapons may
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Biological weapons are living organisms‚ whatever their nature‚ or the materials that are created because of their use. Biological weapons can cause disease or death in living organisms‚ and are depended upon for their further ability to multiply inside the organism that it attacks. Chemical weapons are defined as chemical substances of gas‚ liquid‚ or solid which are used because of a directly toxic effect upon humans‚ animals‚ or plants. Even though the two weapons are closely related‚ chemical
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Biological Weapons: Smallpox Used as a Weapon? Joshua Walker SCHOOL Biological Weapons: Smallpox Used as a Weapon? In the last decade‚ members of various governmental anti-terrorism agencies and the department of homeland security in the United States have discussed the significant possibility that the Smallpox virus will reemerge as an act of bioterrorism by enemies of the United States. Major concern of this virus initially developed after the terrorist attacks employed
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Commentaries Why Should We Be Concerned About Biological Warfare? There is a widespread tendency to think about defense against biological warfare as unnecessary‚ as someone else’s responsibility‚ or as simply too difficult. Unfortunately‚ however‚ the dangers posed by biological weapons did not disappear when the United States began to unilaterally dismantle its own offensive program in 1969. The dangers did not vanish with the signing of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention of 1972‚ and they
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What is the current threat to the United States either biological or chemical weapon? Why The current threat can either be biological or chemical. Both would cause disaster to the American society. Potentially biological warfare could be more harmful. As stated‚ Biological agents are difficult to control but relatively easy to produce. Terrorists may find them to be effective weapons.(White‚ 2012) p.139 WMD can easily kill a multitude through a simple epidemic. If an insurgent can access our
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grotesque and inhumane war crimes a secret. This was their institution‚ unit 731. Here‚ groups of medical scientists and doctors conducted unbearable human experiments on captured POW’s or innocent civilians. These included weapons testing of biological warfare. Thesis: The aftermath of unit 731 still has a psychological and physiological affect today. Thesis: The events that occurred in unit 731 were unjustified Thesis: Those responsible for the actions of Unit 731 have not received fair punishment
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Secretary of Defense has is to make sure the United States’ military members are protected as much as possible from any type of harm. Since the cease-fire of the Gulf War‚ the Joint Chiefs of Staff have discovered that anthrax has become the number one biological threat to our troops. With finding this information‚ the Secretary of Defense‚ William S. Cohen‚ has decided to ensure that each military member is protected from anthrax with its vaccine. Senior military leaders are accepting nothing less than
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protozoans 2. Name one airborne microbial toxin? d. Eg. Toxin from Clostridium botulinum – potential biological warfare agent e. Neurotoxin f. Lethal dose – 0.3 µg by inhalation 3. Is lipopolysaccharide an airborne microbial toxin? What kind of bacteria contains LPS? g. Outer membrane of gram negative bacteria – Endotoxin h. Highly antigenic biological agent when associated with airborne particles such as dust i. Respiratory illness 4. Sources of
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The use of biological agents in bioterrorism is a topic that generates strong reactions and many opinions. While the use of these agents is not new‚ the increasing level of use in wartime situations is becoming more of a reality. Because biological agents can be relatively cheap to manufacture and can be easily hidden until time to use‚ they have become a real threat to our world. It is important to understand the history of this form of warfare and identify the most widely used agents so that
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