The Threat of Biological Warfare and Possible Preventative Measures The events of September 11‚2001‚ have made the threat of terrorism on our mainland very real. The twin towers were made into rubble that day‚ along with the lives of the many people touched by the overwhelming loss of life that occurred that day. Now‚ if that isn ’t enough to cope with‚ in creeps the specter of bio-terrorism. Biological weapons are devices intended to deliberately disseminate disease producing organisms or toxins
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unrestricted submarine warfare was introduced when Germany declared the area around the British Isles a war zone. This meant that all ships in the area would be attacked by the German navy. On May 7th‚ 1915‚ the German navy attacked the British passenger ship‚ The Lusitania‚ killing 120 Americans. This caused American citizens along with President Wilson to be enraged by Germany’s actions‚ thus threaten Germany to go to war.
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Is war a biological necessity‚ a sociological inevitability or just a bad invention? Is one of the most important questions raised by the famous cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead in her essay titled ‘Warfare is Only an Invention -- Not a Biological Necessity.’ Throughout the world it is a common belief that war is inevitable‚ it’s bound to take place either due to the man’s innate aggression or the ever existing competition over resources. But Mead points out another perspective‚ one that’s
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suffer a nuclear filled catastrophe‚ killing millions. Not only are they potentially life threatening‚ the biggest nations in the world have stockpiles of these weapons of mass destruction. That is not the scariest part however. The effects of nuclear warfare are just as deadly‚ if not‚ worse. Nevertheless‚ the rapid extermination of the radioactive explosives ought to occur globally because not only is the explosion from one highly destructive to humans‚ animals‚ and the environment‚ it also brings deadly
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instituted. Signed by 38 states initially the Geneva protocol banned the use of chemical gases. The protocol called banned the use of chemical warfare do to the inhumane side effects of the gases used. Chemical gases would not only affect the soldiers fighting‚ they would also affect the civilians in surrounding areas of where the chemical’s were used. There was between “100‚000-260‚000 casualties of civilians” (Abridge 14) during World War I. Ten’s of thousands of people died after the exposure‚ years
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events. Aviation Today’s modern warfare depends upon aviation. However‚ World War II saw the first real use of planes in a combat format. Click and drag to move The advancement of the monoplane quickly replaced the biplane of the 1920s. Engine power increased to include jet engines by the end of the war. Power-assisted flight controls and instrumentation allowed radar tracking of flights. Suddenly‚ the fighter jet had become a modern piece of aviation warfare. Weapons During World War II‚
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Christmas Truce Robert graves The young man Stan visits his grandfather. He wants the grandfather to join in the demonstration against nuclear bombs. The grandfather is a First World War veteran and has lost his foot in the war. He does not want to join in the demonstration because he does not believe that you can fight organized propaganda with amateur propaganda. The grandfather’s friend Dodger visits him meanwhile Stan is there. Dodger tells about the first Christmas Truce in 1914. He tells
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What is bioterrorism and how might you prepare for its effects? Bioterrorism uses pathogenic biological agents‚ such as biological warfare agents‚ which are colorless‚ and odorless derived from microorganisms that can be spread in the air as aerosols or placed into food or drink to infect as many people as possible. The agents are concealed easily and said to be difficult to detect. Terrorists tend to attack major cities or densely crowded areas‚ and government buildings (Nicolson‚ 2001)
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Ethics In Warfare: British “Area Bombing” During World War II From the Trojan horse to the Atomic Bomb‚ strategies and motivations during warfare have come under close scrutiny from historians and observers alike. The British strategy of “area bombing” during the Second World War is one of such controversies with differing viewpoints. Historians such as Denis Richards‚ author of The Hardest Victory‚ take the stance that “area bombing” was a necessary strategy to help the war effort while other
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media‚ or any influential person in one’s lifetime. However have you ever considered the effects of too much cleanliness? Things like allergies and asthma are caused by too little exposure to germs. Which Penny Sarchet discusses in her article “Germ Warfare” featured in the magazine New Scientists she explains just how essential cleanliness is along with; the side affects of being too clean‚ the proper amount of laundry detergent‚ soap‚ and cleaning supplies to use‚the importance of washing‚and the
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