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The question is not if bio-terrorism will occur, but when and where.
U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
Biological warfare (BW)also
known as germ warfareis the use
of biological toxins or
infectious agents such as bacteria,
viruses, and fungi with the intent to
kill or incapacitate humans, animals
or plants as an act of war.
Biological Weapons
Consists of either living organisms that can
reproduce, such as bacteria, or viruses, or toxic
materials produced by living organisms, such as
toxins or physiologically active proteins or peptides.
Viruses Venezuelan Equine Enchephalitis (Very
Lethal)
Bacteria Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax)
Toxins Staphylococcal Enterotoxin and Botulinum
Toxin
Definition of Bio-terrorism
Bio-terrorism is the threat or use of
biological agents by individuals or
groups motivated by political, religious,
ecological, social, or for other
ideological objectives to instill fear or
cause illness or death in order to
achieve their objective.
HISTORY OF BIOLOGICAL
WARFARE
1346 -Siege of Kaffa; plague
1763- French and Indian War; smallpox
WW I- German program; anthrax,
glanders
1925 - Geneva protocol bans biological
weapons
WW II - Japanese program; anthrax,
plague,
cholera,
shigella
Algeria
Canada
China
Cuba
Egypt
Ethiopia
France
Germany
India
Iran
Iraq
Israel
S. Korea
Italy
Sudan
Japan
Syria
Libya
Taiwan
Myanmar
U.K
N. Korea
USA
Pakistan
Viet Nam
Yugoslavia
South Africa
Advantages to Biological
Weapons
Low Cost
Easy to Grow
Easy to Distribute
Easy to Hide Production
Little is Required
Natural
ADVANTAGES
1. Biological warfare is efficiency.
Biological weapons are efficient as a matter of fact; a single gram of
biological warfare agents like botulinum toxin can kill millions of
individuals. Biological agents can be spread from one individual to
another and these can kill effectively and affect one country or even
the entire continent.
2. Cheap cost.
It would require higher cost if you opt to use regular nuclear and
chemical weapons.
3. Biological weapons are easy to make, use and store.
As long as you have a container for storage and knowledge on how to
prepare and make biological weapons you are on the go. Wearing
protective gears when preparing agents and weapons are necessary to
ensure your safety.
Cost Comparison
To Affect 1 Square Kilometer of Area
-
Conventional Weapons
$2000
Nuclear Weapons
$ 800
Chemical Weapons
$ 600
Biological Weapons
$
1
Delayed Onset
Onset can be from a few hours to a
few weeks after exposure.
Perpetrators can have escaped by
then and have protected
themselves with vaccines.
Difficultie
s
Recognizi
ng a BW
Attack
Unpredictability
Disadvantages Long Lifespan
Dependence on
weather
Thank you
Three Choices
Test on the enemy.
Test on our friends.
Test on our own people.
Oklahoma 2003
The government dropped powder
over the Goldsby/Norman area to test
the possibility of using weather radar
to detect biological attacks from
aircraft.
And the rate of respiratory infections in
the area tripled over the next few
years.