Biological effects

Biological Weapons of Mass Destruction One of the three serious weapons used for mass destruction is biological. Historically, biological weapons are the oldest form of WMD and have been in use since the Medieval Ages. During medieval times corpses were placed on catapults and launched into an enemy 's water or food supply to poison is and cause deadly infections. As far as being used the United States, in 1763 when British officers planned to distribute blankets with smallpox (eku, 2017). In this

war, any sort of weapon is able to be used, even though the United Nations have put up international laws forbidding certain types of weapons. One of these laws, outlaws the use of biological warfare. There has been many famous examples of biological warfare in America’s history. Bioterrorism is related to biological warfare, but they also have many differences. Bioterrorism is used mainly to induce fear and cause the disruption of modern societies and governments by using bacteria, viruses, or other

Based on this week’s course material coupled with my assessment of the idea that terrorists are more likely to obtain and employ biological weapons as compared to nuclear weapons, I believe there is a good chance that a biological attack is much more feasible than a nuclear event. First, a gun style weapon producing a small and somewhat crude nuclear yield is relatively easy to make with sufficient amounts of fissile material, but the main problem is gaining the appropriate nuclear fuel. An example

The Use of Biological Weapons During Combat The History of Biological Weapons The Ancient Use Of Biological Warfare The use of living organisms during combat is as old as war itself. The oldest reference to the use of biological weaponry is seen in the Bible in which,“water holes [were] poisoned, infected corpses [were] fired across enemy lines and diseased prisoners [were] returned to infect their colleagues”(Lele 1). Biowarfare is universal and has been referenced in “Ancient Hindu epics like

known as biological weapons because biological agents are used in bioweapon formation. Biological weapons are toxic materials produced from biological agents such as bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and viruses to kill humans, animals, food and food crop or plants usually on a large scale. Biological weapons are the living organism that reproduces within their host victims. Biological weapons also known as germ warfare, is the deliberate use of disease–causing organisms. The way that biological weapon is

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,

oversight against bioweapons, this threat remains especially pernicious. A unique aspect of bioterror is that it can be difficult to tell the difference between naturally occurring disease and accidents, and an intentional attack. For this reason, a biological attack would require a huge level of coordination among federal, state and local public health and security officials. In addition, bioweapons do not have to be naturally occurring – toxins and deadly organisms can be produced in a lab. Growing

deaths and loss of conflict capability than the actual war itself. With the developing technologies being generated man has left no stone unturned in utilizing biological agents for the destruction of the enemies, however to some extent it has also benefited the society which stands true in history. These weapons created make use of biological agents or pathogens such as bacteria and viruses, plant toxins, venoms, and other poisonous substances. For this very reason, they are dangerous and can slay

sprout across the entire body. Spread from human to human, it has since been eradicated from the world through the efforts of the World Health Organization. However, there is a distinct possibility that it may be reintroduced through bioterrorism. Biological weapons may cause another pandemic to erupt across the world and kill millions of individuals. Through constant vigilance and careful planning, mankind can prevent this scenario. During the course of human history, pandemic diseases have threatened

I agree that biological weapons are more likely to be attained, created, and deployed by terrorist than a nuclear weapon. The government does need to more aggressively to reduce proliferation of weapon availability or mitigate the damage caused by one, whichever is more practical and effective. Several factors make biological weapons more likely for use by terrorist than nuclear arms. Availability of weapon components One researcher determined that a hand full of biologists and