Chemical Biological Warfare

... the past, billions of dollars worth of investment for traditional weapons such as nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) weapons was a deterrent for poorer nations, IW is emerging as an attractive alternative. The cost of IW weapons, the components, and the relative ease of acquiring Information Warfare weapons is making it easier for proliferating countries and adversary groups to engage in malicious ... as Sarin, Soman, Tabun Blister Agents, Mustard Gas, and Lewisite and the Vietnam War where chemical and biological agents called "Agent Orange," and "Agent Blue" were used for causing ...

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... delivered on target. The heavy casualties suffered by both sides, totaling about 800,000, convinced the military forces of the effectiveness of toxic chemical agents in warfare. ("Chemical and Biological Warfare,"" McCullough, James M., Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia) All the gases, chemicals, and biological organisms are called agents. Gases such as tear gas, chlorine gas, and phosgene (lung irritants), and mustard gas (causing burns) were ... first used in World War I to break the trench warfare stalemate. ("Chemical and Biological Warfare-, Microsoft Encarta 97 Encyclopedia, 1997.) G...

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... rather the question remains, when will they attack. "It is highly likely that a terrorist group could threaten or attack Americans with germs within the next few years". (Taylor). Chemical and Biological warfare intentionally uses viruses, bacteria, fungi, or toxinsfrom living organisms and death or disease in humans animals, or plants. Fermentation can be used to produce such bacterial agents such as ... can affect many people efficiently and are cost effective. What is the effect and history of biological and chemical weapons? Biological weapons are the harmful use of micro organisms ...

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Chemical and biological warfare In methods of war, the use of biological and chemical weapons has been very controversial. Biological and chemical weapons have been effective during war, civil conflicts, and riots. These weapons have served an important role in the history of the world. However, biological and chemical weapons have been proven to be harmful, and the abusive effects on innocent people ... demonstrated the destructive nature of such weapons. Biological ... had signed but did not yet ratified it" (109). The Governments" tries to get rid of biological and chemical warfare is onl...

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... , (you might have to copy and paste this link if it does not work automatically) I found a wealth of declassified government documents relating to chemical biological warfare. This site shows how life-threatening CBW has been in the past and continues to be today. As early as World War I we have recognized ... as lethal as a nuclear warhead and should be treated with the same kind of respect and attention. A couple of important issues to consider when thinking about biological warfare are the impact it could have directly on people such as servicemen and civilians, and the consequent wav...

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Biological and Chemical warfare is one of the most dreaded forms of attack on the battlefield. We have used technology to save many lives by curing diseases and vaccinating against viruses, but it seems that whenever we have a breakthrough in science, there is an ever-present danger of a form of weapon resulting from the discovery. Biological Warfare is defined as bacteria, viruses, fungi or rickettsia ... use an extremely lethal agent or one that would temporarily incapacitate a population or army to weaken defenses. Most biological weapons are influenza viruses or pneumonic plague bacillus. ...

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... when the wind, temperature, sunlight or humidity is not at the optimal conditions for the bacteria to survive and do its job of killing. Biological warfare is not just hazardous for the intentionally citizens, but is also damaging to the environment. The use of these weapons is additionally a threat ... animals and the ecosystems in which they live in. On the other hand, biological weapons are cheap to produce and affect wide areas quickly. Even though these weapons are cheaper than others such as nuclear or chemical, its effects do not outweigh the cost. The amount of money that would ....

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... treated by a series of antibiotics for six weeks. Currently, there is no human vaccine for brucellosis, however there is a vaccine for animals. Biological warfare is proven to be stronger, pound for pound, than nuclear and chemical warfare (http://members.tripod.com/adm/redirect/cgi/adm/popunder/insite.html? member_name=techniche&path=bio.htm&client_ip=205.188.208.133&ts=1043648340 ... &ad_type=POPUP&category=people&search_string=biological+warfare+is+more+potent%2C+pound+for+pound&id=cfe181bdc9bca59c95f5b83931cd0254&member_url=http://members.tripod.com/~ ... Techniche/bio.htm). Unlike nu...

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... group presumably would probably release intentional contamination, released through the aerosol route. Once released these spores can withstand to heat, cold, drying, and chemical disinfection. Spores can remain viable for several years (up to 200 years in one case) in the top six inches of soil and in ... This program was put to a stop in 1969. Until the recent attacks on US soil the most recent concern of biological warfare came from developing countries. Biological agents are most effective when dispersed into the air. There have been many accounts (performed by our own government) th...

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