1. Biological Warfare: The Monster Under Your Bed
The most common way for these toxins of organic origins to be disseminated is through the air by aerosol sprays: "To be an effective biological weapon, airborne germs must be dispersed as fine particles" (Hooker). ... This tactic is not as effective because the germs tend to be destroyed in the blast, rendering "less than five percent of the agent capable of causing disease" (Hooker). ... If a nation enters a war with biological weapons, there is a strong chance they will be left unarmed when the wind, temperature, sunlight or humidity is not at the optimal conditions for t...
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