“Set up as a top-secret biological and chemical weapons facility during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War Two‚ Unit 731 has been referred to as the Asian Auschwitz. Through the practice of lethal human experimentation‚ the unit is thought to have been responsible for the death of up to 200‚000 civilians and military personnel – the vast majority Chinese and Korean nationals‚ but also South East Asians‚ Pacific Islanders and Allied POWs. In the sprawling six kilometer-square complex in the
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what should be done while the government goes undercover to solve the problem as the media is left to give its own over exaggerated version of everything opinions on things. Although terrorists could use many disease-causing agents‚ experts on biological warfare regard anthrax and smallpox as the two biggest hazards. Other infectious diseases that pose a threat include plague‚ tularemia‚ botulism and tuberculosis. However‚ experts believe these organisms and diseases are unlikely to cause widespread
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to person that causes high fever‚ characteristic rash‚ and may kill about one-third of those infected. Smallpox is the only disease that has been completely wiped out throughout the world. Smallpox is also potentially one of the most devastating biological weapons ever conceived. Smallpox usually requires fairly prolonged face-to-face contact to spread. It’s most often transmitted through the air by droplets that escape when an infected person coughs‚ sneezes or talks. In rare instances‚ airborne
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Guerilla Warfare: A Constant Evolution Guerilla warfare is the type of warfare fought by irregulars in fast moving‚ small-scale operations against police forces and‚ on occasion‚ against rival insurgent forces. The word Guerilla stemmed from the Spanish word Guerra which means war. The term was first used after the Peninsular War where the Spanish irregulars were called guerrille. Over time they have changed to be called rebels or insurgents. They are often given bad reps because they are often
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Zoe Beaver 1st Block Bibliography "Jeffrey1 Amherst and Smallpox Blankets." Amherst and Smallpox . N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2014. "Jeffrey Amherst." Jeffrey Amherst . N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2014. "Biography – AMHERST‚ JEFFERY‚ 1st Baron AMHERST – Volume IV (17711800) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography." Biography – AMHERST‚ JEFFERY‚ 1st Baron AMHERST – Volume IV (17711800) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography . N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2014. Zoe Beaver 1st Block
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MYP Science – One World Essay "It is the duty of scientists‚ in wartime‚ to do everything in their power to help their country.” Discuss. It is the duty of scientists‚ in wartime‚ to do everything in their power to help their country because scientists need to do everything in their power to help their country from getting killed or stolen from the enemy who is attacking you so sometimes we need to do something to protect the country so they should do everything to help even with chemical weapons
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Humberside Fire and Rescue Service STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR Chemical and biological hazards S.O.P. No 5.3 PRODUCED BY: OPERATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE HEADQUARTERS HUMBERSIDE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES |
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among people. Not many people in this world know how easily a biological disease can be released into a population of people. Informing the public but mainly public officials could help prevent a bioterrorist attack from occurring. In the event that an attack happens‚ public officials should know how to contain and treat the patients that are infected in an attack There are many different ways and types of disease to cause to biological weapon. Researching
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develop a pesticide. In just two years tabun was born‚ it had extremely high toxicity and was the first of the substances later referred to as nerve agents. A factory was built and produced during the years of 1942-1945 12‚000 tons of the chemical warfare agent tabun was made; in which the allies took large quantities of tabun at the end of the war. Even though Hitler and his army were losing the war‚ Schrader and his co-workers synthesized about 2‚000 new compounds up until the end of the war‚ including
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Homeland Security STOP.THINK.CONNECT. Retrieved from Department of Homeland Security: http://www.dhs.gov/stopthinkconnect Shaw‚ G. B. (1909). Political Activist. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (n.d.). Biological Security. Retrieved from Department of Homeland Security: http://www.dhs.gov/biological-security U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (n.d.). Border Security. Retrieved from Department of Homeland Security: http://www.dhs.gov/border-security U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (n.d.).
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