Biological warfare
There is no longer a question of whether or not a bioterrorist will attack, but rather the question remains, when will they attack? "It is highly likely that a terrorist group could threaten or attack Americans with germs within the next few years," according to President Clinton. (Solomon) Biological warfare intentionally uses viruses, bacteria, fungi, or toxins from living organisms and death or disease in humans, animals, or plants. Fermentation can be used to produce such bacterial agents as anthrax, brucellosis, cholera, meloidosis, plague, q fever, or tularemia. Other viral agents are smallpox, cimean congo HF, rift valley fever, and vee. Use of these types of viruses and bacteria are becoming widespread in many areas of the world because they can affect many people efficiently and are cost effective. Biological weapons can ve traced back to Exodus when God placed the ten plagues upon the Egyptians, as a result of Pharaoh's refusal to free the Jews from slavery. These plagues included blood, frogs, vermin, flies, murrain, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and the slaying of the first born. Even though this type of warfare may have had origins as early as Exodus, the methods of making these germs is descri
http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/peace/dando.html In conclusion, these biological weapons used by terrorists are becoming a widespread threat. This threat should be viewed as inevitable because it is difficult to detect and has the potential to wipe out entire cities. Certain nations, namely Iraq, have experimented with these destructive weapons. Because of this, America is making preparations for defenses and searching for new ways that will counteract biological warfare. It is most likely that a terrorist will attack before the year two thousand and that World War III may be the "biologist's war." (Solomon, 104) The United States needs to step up security measures so they can be more prepared for biological warfare. Dando, Malcolm "Biological Warfare in the 21st Century" [Online]
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