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"There is no
instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.”
Sun Tzu |
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Biological
Warfare (BW) |
Biological Warfare (BW) also known as a germ warfare, biological
weapons, and bioweapons, is the use of any
pathogen (bacterium,
virus or other disease-causing organism)
as a
weapon of
war. Using nonliving toxic products,
even if produced by living organisms (e.g.,
toxins), is considered
Chemical warfare under the provisions of
the
Chemical Weapons Convention. A
biological weapon may be intended to kill,
incapacitate or seriously impede an
adversary. It may also be defined as the
material or defense against such employment.
Biological warfare is a military technique
that can be used by
nation-states or non-national group. In
the latter case, or if a nation-state uses
it clandestinely, it may also be
bioterrorism.
Source: Wikipedia |
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