Biological Weapons

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This paper looks at how September 11th brought a greater public awareness of biological weapons and the threat they can pose to world populations. The paper also explains what biological weapons are and why they can be so effective, discusses their history and the dangers they pose, and looks at what we can do to protect ourselves from their devastating effects.

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"The terrorist attacks of September 11 played a crucial role in awakening the world to the possibility of advanced warfare. Before this tragedy, the world could hardly imagine that our good old airplanes could actually be used as missiles to kill ten of hundreds of unsuspecting souls. But September 11, proved that terrorists were far ahead of the intelligence agencies and the general public when it came to designing and deploying sophisticated war tactics. War for a terrorist need not involve the military or military tactics of any nature; it is simply a conflict where the side with best strategies and most unique weaponry stands a better chance of emerging victorious. It appears that United States and the entire world was largely unaware of this perspective on war and thus underestimated the intelligence of terrorist groups since they merely focused on conventional ways of securing the nation that had little or no protection to offer against advanced terrorist tactics and strategies. However September 11 was a big eye opener, not only did it divert the attention of the public and government to the horrific nature of new terrorist strategies, it also opened their eyes to the possibility of chemical and biological warfare that had hitherto been ignored as nothing but science fiction."

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