Biological weapons

themselves from being a victim of Bioterrorism. First things first, Bioterrorism is defined as the intentional release of toxic biological agents to harm and terrorize civilians, in the name of a political or other cause. The history of Bioterrorism goes way back. According to the Terrorism Issues and Homeland Security, there have always been efforts to use germs and disease as weapons. The reported risk has led the U.S. government to expend immense resources for bio-defense in the early part of the 21st

The fear of a Chemical or Biological attack has been a concern to many governments. These attacks, either by state agencies or individuals, have caused loss of life and the United States has not been spared in this forms of attacks. In 1984 a group, known as the Rajneeshees, used Salmonella enterica Typhimurium to poison about 700 people by contaminating salad bars in The Dalles in Oregon. This group had a charismatic leader in Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, an apocalyptic ideology, was a loner group

is involved and verifies that this is not terrorism, for a biological agent could cause much harm to the community. The U.S. ARMY can be brought in to test the water in their medical testing facility. “Since the 1980s, terrorist organizations have become users of biological agents.” “Biological weapons include any organism or toxin found in nature that can be used to incapacitate, kill, or otherwise impede an adversary. Biological weapons are characterized by low visibility, high potency, substantial

Project Bioshield and Keeping America Safe Now in this day and age biological threats and warfare are at an risk of all time high and the Project Bioshield Act will protect the United States of America from these threats. On July, 10, 2010, the House of Representatives created a bill that would withdraw two billion dollars from Project Bioshield to pay for a boost in development for other federal programs. Even though the money was not cut from Project Bioshield it showed us that the project is

to just rifles and explosive weaponry. We are to the point of new extinction with the weapons we have now, ranging from the Atom bomb to the hydrogen bomb. To less noticeable items such as Toxic gasses such as, VX and Chlorine, just to name a few. Chemical weapons have effected a large part of warfare and will for as long as war will rage ever forward onward. Biological weapons, terrorist threats & Chemical weapons all had a negative effect on today’s populist through the use in Modern Warfare. The

bioterrorism, one can learn how military forces utilize this deadly weapon. First we will discuss the first known utilization of bioterrorism, in the 6th Century BCE. The Assyrians used Rye Ergot to poison the Israelite’s water supply.

life, the demolition of property, injuries and sickness, relocating of masses and destroying financial assets. Terrorist activities incorporate deaths, kidnappings, destruction of assets, hijackings, extensive bombings, digital attacks (PC based), biological and chemical threats. Education can play vital and important role in reducing the risk of hazards among masses. Basic awareness should be provided to general public through seminars. There should be public service announcements on television regarding

effects iii. Possible future effects b. Discuss ways on how to deal with biosecurity issues i. How to avoid/prevent ii. How to contain   What does Biosecurity have to do with Human health? Biosecurity is set to keep a close eye on biological agents that can be used as weapons of war as well as protect humans from said agents (Mandal 2014). Over time, biosecurity has increased in the eye of the public as good procedures taken to ensure the safety of the human race. Biosecurity has implemented wise techniques

trick yourself into thinking they would stop if there were laws against it however, you'd be naive to think that some form of national security classification won't be slapped on the research, and the projects will move forward. Sort of akin to biological

secondary education curriculum. Unit 731 was a top secret Japanese medical unit during the cold war that focused on producing biological and bacteriological weapons during WWII. While biological and bacteriological are, by many, considered to be inhumane in nature, Unit 731 went even further by partaking in human experimentation in order to achieve greater knowledge about these weapons, and to gain knowledge about anything that might