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The Potential of Biological Weapons-Agents of Mass Destruction or Simply of Fear?
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Biology Coursework The Potential of Biological Weapons-Agents of Mass Destruction or Simply of Fear? The idea of killing enemies with germs isn't new. In 1346, the Tartars used crude catapults to launch plague-infested corpses into the Crimean city of Kaffa, in southwest Ukraine. (8) Biological weapons technology started in earnest in 1918 when Japan formed a special section in their military dedicated to the research and development of biological weapons. They believed that "science and technology are the keys to winning war and biological weapons are the most cost effective." Great Britain and the U.S. soon after started a biological weapons program. They shared a fear that the Japanese were getting an unfair advantage. Today, scientists here and abroad tinker with some of the most deadly pathogens known to man. Biological weapons have the potential to be immensely destructive. In the right environment they can multiply, and so self-perpetuate. And they can...
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