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    Biological Weapon Funding

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    Taylor Boulet Crim. 4412 – Research Paper Proposal to ban the funding of Biological agents and make it illegal for use in warfare. Biological weapons have been around for many years. Some of the biological weapons being used today around the world are; Brucella, Brucellosis, Smallpox, and Anthrax, etc. These bio-agents are mostly being used in terrorism/warfare situations. The uses of these agents are extremely dangerous as they can easily be disseminated, or transmitted from person to person

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    have the free will to control every aspect of our lives and actions through our choices and self control, however there are times when this sense of free will is challenged. In Patricia Churchland’s article she covers how self control is truly free will, it can shape our actions, as well as habits. Yet, there are reasons why ones own self control could be diminished, for example, the case of the man who had strangled his own wife in his sleep. Churchland believes that self control is an application

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    These biological agents could be viruses, toxins, bacteria, etc. Agents could be used in war or terrorist attacks. Also, they could be modified to cause extreme diseases and disorders, according to The Center for Disease Control and Prevention. It makes bioterrorism even more tempting to use as it is easy and inexpensive to produce, disseminate and can cause a more

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    Bioterrorism Research Paper

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    1 BIO 260 Dr. Paul Reese Bioterrorism Bioterrorism is terrorism involving the intentional release or dissemination of biological agents. These agents are bacteria, viruses, or toxins, and may be in a naturally- 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

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    face a huge bioterror outbreak. For example, in 2014 there was an Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, a virus they were not well prepared for causing infections to spread around the world. An on going disease so strong we will fail to keep under control with the lack of preparations. Something must be done to stop this virus; all of us should be worried and concerned about what could happen in a couple of years from now. If we fail to work together and find a solution to help ourselves with these

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    mostly use. I would have to disagree, however based on the escalation level terrorist have already taken. They may use IEDs to distract or disarm, but in order to destroy it will be something far more powerful and horrible. Now, will it be Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear? Those are the four categories that are feared

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    There are three major types of weapons of mass destruction and those are nuclear weapons, biological warfare agents, and chemical warfare agents. These weapons share their potential for large-scale destruction and the indiscriminate nature of their effects, notably against civilians. WMD’s challenges our peace and security here in the United States. There is a strategy for dealing with weapons of mass destructions, and it is the three pillars, which are counter proliferation, nonproliferation,

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    Anthrax (Bacillus Anthracis) Essay

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    spore-forming bacterium. The most common victims of anthrax are warm-blooded animals, but it can also infect humans. Anthrax spores can be produced in a powdery form for biological warfare. When inhaled by humans, these particles cause respiratory failure and death within a week. Because anthrax is considered to be a potential agent for use in biological warfare, the Department of Defense (DOD), in 1998, announced it would begin a systematic vaccination of all U.S. military personnel. (DOD, 1998) Anthrax infection

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    In 2014, the United States was in an out-of-control panic due to Ebola haemorrhagic fever. Fear swept the nation with the news of the deaths of victims of the disease, though there were only four cases that were diagnosed exclusively in the United States. So what made this disease such a cause for concern, and should it be a concern today? Certainly there are plenty of conspiracy theories surrounding the prospect of cultivating Ebolavirus into a biological weapon, and many people are scared that we

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    health measures to the public. She married Harvard geneticist and molecular biologist Matthew Meselson in 1986. He was an anti-chemical and biological weapons advocate, and with this came her interest in the manipulation of biomedical science by government weapons programs. She became involved in Meselson’s analysis of suspected abuse of international arms control contracts by the Soviet Union which included germ weapons. The United States accused the Soviet Union for “yellow rain”; yellow rain is an

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