An introduction to biological and chemical warfare

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Biological and chemical weapons have had a long and checkered history. Incidentally, instead of proliferating, like conventional warfare, the use of biological and chemical warfare (CBW) has decreased over time.

The advent of biotechnology, namely in the fields of microbiology, molecular chemistry and genetic engineering have opened new doorways for human race to propel itself to a better future. However, like all things, there is a darker, more sinister side to biotechnology. One element of this "dark side" is the manufacture and proliferation of biological and chemical weapons.

For example, last year, Iranian scientists revealed that they could easily create person specific or group specific viruses and bacteria. If Hitler had these weapons at his disposal, he needn't have gone through all that trouble to drag Jews into concentration camps and gas them. He'd simply have to release a few "Israelite specific" pathogens into the water supply and let nature take its course.

This section on warfare will focus on 4 main parts:

A concise history of chemical and biological warfare (CBW)

A discussion on the pros and cons of biological weapons A look at the
CBW programs of Russia, South Africa, Japan, China and a special section on the Iraq-Iran war

An exclusive feature detailing the various delivery systems employed and the methods of protection against CBW

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