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 measures can be taken to find ways to counteract their effects. Some feel germ warfare is a superior form of combat‚ while others think the use of bioterrorism is inhumane and should not be considered. After weighing both sides of the pros and cons
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result. 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. Chemical and Biological warfare is most useful for taking out enemy
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relation to the times. For example‚ wars exacerbate this; and WWI is not an exception to this‚ in fact this era contained more of this awareness of one’s impending doom‚ than most. Trench warfare led to many soldiers dying‚ which eventually affected other soldiers to accept their fate. The style of trench warfare led to the death of many soldiers. The reading “Echoes and Voices” quantifies the amount and at which
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Ryan Nolder Ms. Chavez AP Language and Composition 29 April 2013 The Use of Biological Warfare in the United States With the rise of tension between countries such as North Korea and the United States‚ not only is the nuclear threat higher than ever but also a biological warfare threat. With lethal bacteria such as Anthrax or Tularemia being used as a primary threat in today’s century‚ what shall the United States do to prepare for the possibility of a biological attack? In order for the
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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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act of pulling the trigger and not letting go towards the direction of the enemy. Since the French and the Germans were at a stalemate‚ they knew that the only way to protect themselves from the enemy was to dig‚ leading to trench warfare (Keegan‚ 258). The trench warfare became a game of sending men across no-man’s land in order to gain some leverage over the enemy. Conditions in the trenches was revolting with bodies of dead men and feces creating the perfect condition for disease‚ as well as trench
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WW1 Trench Warfare Assignment Part 1: * Trench Warfare - A type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other. An example would be in the Battle of Passchendaele and also through WW1 trench warfare was used. * “No Man’s Land” – The terrain between front lines of entrenched armies. An example would be in the battles of WW1 in the trenches there would be land between two fighting forces. * “Going over the Top” – Is a phrase that was used during WW1 and referenced
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and technology were brought into the battlefield. Aviation‚ submarines‚ chemical warfare‚ armored vehicles‚ tanks‚ machine guns and wireless communication greatly altered the dynamics of war from those preceding it. Many of the wars technological advancements resolved
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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 the
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of diversity‚ opportunity‚ and challenge. The Chemical Corps was founded on June 28‚ 1918. Chemical warfare itself was used in the trenches of WWI. The Germans had used a deadly chlorine gas against the French on April 22‚ 1915. The US wasn’t involved in the war until 1917 but chemical warfare had already been much more refined and dangerous. This caused President Wilson to make the Chemical Warfare Service as a branch of the military. This made Major General William L. Sibert the first chief of the
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