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Chemical Warfare, 2002.
A paper describing the history, form and effects of chemical warfare through the ages.
1,687 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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In this report the writer explains chemical warfare and list the types of agents which can be used. It describes how a person is affected and the great potential hazards and dangers. The writer provides an overview of historical cases when chemical warfare has been used and explains how it?s transmitted. The paper gives specific examples of certain types, and lastly, looks at how a person can be protected from chemical warfare.
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"On April 22 in 1915, six thousand pressurized cylinders full of chlorine gas were released into the wind near the Belgian village of Ypres. The chlorine floated in huge clouds slowly being carried by the wind until it reached an ally army to Germany, then killing 10,000 soldiers. Because of the amount of gas released the chlorine caused large amounts of yellowish fluid to form in the lungs of the soldiers causing them to choke to death. Germany attacked again another two days later killing another 5,000 soldiers with chlorine gas. This was the first chemical weapon attack in history and chlorine was the first chemical agent. Since then there have been a handful more times when chemicals have been used to attack other people and with the terrorist attacks on 9-11 Americans know the fear of chemicals being used against us. In this report I will explain chemical warfare, list the types, describe how a person is affected, explain when they’ve been used, explain how it’s transmitted, give specific examples of certain types, and lastly, how a person is protected from chemical warfare."
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Chemical Warfare During WWI, 2002.
Chemical Warfare and its awesome power and effect come to life in this paper.
3,300 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 17 sources, APA, $ 94.95
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This paper looks at the harrowing effects of chemical warfare and how it changed the face of war during WWI. It gives examples of the types of weaponry used, their side effects and how these have developed to become the destructive arms of today.
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"According to many of the period's experts, WWI was supposed to be fought by large numbers of men, in a heroic fashion, with the other technologically advanced weapons such as planes, machine-guns and tanks. Instead of the 'normal' war of the attacker winning and the defender put on the run, this war was interrupted by trench warfare and battles of attrition. Trenches were the norm, and to help get battles back to 'natural' means, gas was put into practice to help each side get back into (in their eyes at the time) a more modern conflict. So what were these chemical weapons? How and when were they used? What role did they play in the soldier's day-to-day life both physically and psychologically? "
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Chemical Warfare in Insects, 2003.
A description of chemical warfare in insects.
3,450 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 16 sources, APA, $ 119.95
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This paper describes chemical warfare in insects. The paper begins by offering a definition of the chemistry of vision. Next the paper discusses the role of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in cancer. Then the paper explains the effect of chlorfluorocarbons on the ozone layer, nature, chemistry and sources of petroleum.
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Chemical and Biological Warfare, 1990.
This paper discusses chemical and biological warfare: History, development, types, effects, research and treaties.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 7 sources, $ 71.95
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"The term "chemical and biological warfare," or "CBW" as abbreviated by the U.S. military, refers to war waged by the dissemination of toxic chemicals or biologicals from the air or on the surface of the earth. CBW offers an alternative to traditional methods of destruction because people or their food supplies may be attacked without leveling surrounding areas. In addition, CBW is a means of military strength in a world in which the finality of atomic annihilation is not an option.
The benefits of CBW from a military perspective will be discussed, as well as the consequences of such action. It will become apparent that an army is better equipped to control its chemical, rather than biological, arsenal. Because of the idiosyncratic nature of pathogens as opposed to chemicals, microorganisms pose unique problems. A ban on biological weapons ... "
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Chemical and Biological Warfare, 2006.
This paper examines the issue of chemical and biological weapons and war.
4,855 words (approx. 19.4 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 123.95
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In this article the writer discusses that, throughout time, the quest to dominate another is limited only to the imagination of one man poised against the other. The writer points out that sometimes common flu symptoms such as headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, coughing, and shortness of breath are the first signs of chemical and biological warfare (CBW). The writer maintains that for some reason, the more one searches for answers to counter the effects of CBW the worse it gets. In this essay, discussion centers upon the 1972 Biological Weapon's Convention and the Geneva Protocol. The writer focuses on scientific research in this regard and identifies several items that are being used to help detect biological and chemical agents.
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Advantages
Disadvantages
Chemical Agents and their Effects
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"Throughout history, chemical and biological weapons (CBW), warriors and terrorists have used a wide range of tactics and techniques to help defeat their enemy on and off the battlefield. These weapons are used in war to gain the upper advantage against a more formidable adversary, to enhance the political status of a rogue terrorist group, or to cripple the economy of a nation from the simple mailing of a threatening letter with powder. Whatever the reason, the unknown effects of a release can be devastating. Law enforcement personnel who respond to the initial crisis of a release or assist with the aftermath have to know the difference between a chemical and a biological agent release. These weapons of war also have evolved from throwing rocks and sticks at each other to the unthinkable weapons of mass destruction called bioterrorism. You may ask yourself, what is bioterrorism? The Center for Disease Control defines bioterrorism as the intentional or threatened use of bacteria, fungi, or toxins from living organisms to produce death or disease in humans, animals, or plants and involves intimidation of nations or people to accomplish political or social ends."
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WWII Chemical Warfare, 1997.
The December 1943 Luftwaffe attack on Bari, Italy.
4,016 words (approx. 16.1 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 108.95
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Historical paper on the little known accidental release of toxic mustard gas during WWII by the Americans. The paper examines in great deal the attack on Bari and discusses many of the battles before and after this attack. It questions whether the American's use of chemical agents was useful in achieving their goals and how this impacted the rest of World War Two.
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"During World War II, one of the main goals of the Nazis in Germany was to destroy as many ?unwanted? populations as possible. To accomplish this, many of the ?unwanted,? including Jews, Gypsies, Disabled people and Homosexuals, were imprisoned in death camps. Finding quick and efficient ways of exterminating these people was a continuous challenge throughout the war. The gas chambers finally became the most efficient way, and the most common chemical used in the chambers was Zyklon B. However, Himmler, the Reichsfuhrer-SS, was never satisfied with the operation of the death camps, nor the success of Zyklon B. Himmler was constantly searching for more economical methods to exterminate large segments of the unwanted population, and ironically, an allied catastrophe in 1943 gave him an opportunity to test a toxic war gas. The Luftwaffe bombing of allied merchant ships in the harbor at Bari, Italy, on December 3, 1943, was one of the German Air Force?s most successful missions of the entire war. Twenty five ships were sunk, instantly killing 2000 persons. It was the worst allied naval disaster except for Pearl Harbor; and it seriously delayed allied efforts to overrun Italy. But the real horror of the event and one of the best kept secrets of Word War II was the unleashing of 100 tons of poison gas! "
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Chemical Warfare and the U.S. Army, 2000.
A look at offensive and defensive strategies, international treaties, history, disarmament and terrorism.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 9 sources, $ 71.95
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"Chemical Warfare and the U.S. Army
Executive Summary of Findings and Conclusions
The United States Army exercises important responsibilities in relation to chemical warfare in three specific focus areas in the contemporary period. These focus areas are as follows: (1) combat chemical warfare defense, wherein the Army is responsible for the research, development, and testing of effective defenses for United States military forces against attacks employing chemical weapons of mass destruction; (2) chemical warfare disarmament, wherein the Army is the primary lead agency of the United States government in the program for the destruction of the nation?s chemical weapons stockpile as required by the Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty; and (3) providing support for domestic defense against chemical weapons of mass destruction..."
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Chemical and Biological Weapons, 2002.
A study of the use of chemical and biological weapons in war.
1,975 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 62.95
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This paper examines the use of chemical and biological weapons during World War II. It uses many academic sources with eyewitness accounts of the horrors of this type of warfare. It discusses the types of chemical weapons used, such as mustard gas and liquid chlorine. The author discusses the attempts of the international community to abstain from this type of inhumane warfare since World War II.
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"All weapons cause damage, but what makes many chemical and biological materials so dangerous is the extent of the damage they can produce. These are weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Chemical and biological weapons are two of the three kinds of WMD, and nuclear weapons are the third type. Chemical warfare is the intentional use of toxic (poisonous) substances resulting in death or injury. World War I is universally considered the beginning of the era of "significant" use of chemical warfare due to the unique "confluence of chemical science and military technology" at the time. "
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Gunpowder and Its Effects on Warfare, 2004.
A look at the history of warfare and the way that the invention of gunpowder changed the scope of modern warfare.
1,569 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper explains how, before the application of gunpowder, war and warfare was powered by human effort with the assistance of various forms of armor and hand-wielded weapons, such as swords and spears. This paper provides an historical overview of warfare and is divided into two sections, 1200-1600 and 1600-1850. It looks at the way gunpowder affected these two time periods differently.
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"By the time of the Crusades in Europe and the conquests of the Moors in Spain, the knowledge and use of gunpowder had spread far and wide. In 1247, the city of Seville was defended by cannon which ejected stone projectiles; in 1267, English philosopher and writer Francis Bacon penned Opus Tertium in which, for the first time in Europe, the components of gunpowder was described. This work, as Kenneth Allen points out, is considered to be the basis upon which Berthold Schwartz, a monk from Friburg, Germany, "further experimented with gunpowder's propulsive properties that led to the development of cannon in Germany after 1300 A.D." (1973). At this time, cannon and other weaponry which used gunpowder were virtually unknown to most European soldiers and military officials and artillery that utilized gunpowder did not exert any great influence on warfare until sometime after 1300 A.D."
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Warfare in the American Civil War, 2004.
Discusses the Siege of Petersburg and its effect on the warfare of the Civil War.
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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The conduct of warfare underwent many dramatic changes over the course of the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865. In the early years, the battlefield was dynamic, and the armies maneuvered and engaged at will; many units, especially Confederate, fielding smooth-bore muskets and cannon. As these weapons were improved with rifling, their effective killing distance became greater. This paper examines how the most dramatic change in the way warfare was conducted came during the Battle of Petersburg (1864-65). The paper shows how this siege was militarily significant in that it began the trend of the trench warfare that changed the way warfare was conducted during World War I.
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"This tactic became outdated with the development of improved firearm technology in the mid-19th century. When the American Civil War began in 1861, it was fought with similar weapons and tactics that had been used for many centuries. By the time the war ended in 1865, it was seen as a foreshadowing of World War I?complete with trenches, machine guns, field fortifications, and massive casualties. The Battle of Petersburg near the end of the war with its trenches and static formations, changed the strategies of warfare, as it was radically different that early battles such as the First Battle of Bull Run where maneuver was still possible, and famous charges such as Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg, demonstrated the military uselessness of a direct assault on an opposing line."
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America's Secret War, 2002.
A review of the book "Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War" by Judith Miller, Stephen Engelberg and William J. Broad about the potential threat of chemical warfare .
1,649 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper presents a detailed examination of the book "Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War" and analyzes the authors' theory that there is a real threat in the near future of something that will be the poor man?s hydrogen bomb i.e. chemical warfare. The paper begins with a chronological history of germ warfare in the past, looks at the potential threat and discusses security issues and the devastation that would be caused by such an attack.
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"The issue was brought back to the forefront when Saddam Hussein began to promote the manufacture and use of germ warfare against its enemies, both real and perceived. The book also details significant details about the program that was being conducted in the former Soviet Union concerning germ warfare. At its peak according to the authors the program employed thousands of scientists who developed pathogens that were bio-engineered in mass quantity for the purpose of war."
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Chemical Castration Law, 2003.
A review of legal issues surrounding a chemical castration law.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper presents a review of legal issues surrounding a chemical castration law for the state of California. It looks at the design of the law as a measure to protect children from sexual offenders. The paper looks at current methods of chemical castration, the vagueness of the law and the question of whether chemical castration is a treatment or punishment.
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"Today as it tries to deal with the reality of the sexual abuse of children within its borders the state of California is faced with a quandary. On the one hand the sexual abuse of children is an appalling fact that devastates thousands ..."
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Preemptive Warfare, 2007.
A review of the arguments for and against the use of preemptive warfare for national security in the United States.
1,364 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper discusses the concept of preemptive warfare and the explication of its goals as they are outlined in a September 2002 White House publication entitled "The National Security Strategy of the United States of America." The paper describes the arguments for and against preemptive warfare and concludes that most arguments against preemptive warfare are understandable, but unsound in light of the dual threat of rogue states and trans-national terrorism.
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"Most arguments against preemptive warfare are understandable but unsound in light of the dual threat of rogue states and trans-national terrorism. The war in Iraq was justified in spite of the faulty intelligence, as it will ultimately weaken the potential of terror networks to use Iraq as a base. Preemptive warfare has not been used indiscriminately, or else the United States would have also struck at targets throughout the world wherever terrorist cells are known to operate. Arguments against preemptive strikes often criticize American hegemony, but American hegemony makes global security possible. More than any other single nation, the United States has the potential to combat the worldwide threat of terrorism and will make the world a safer place."
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Mechanized Warfare, 2007.
A discussion on the use of mechanized warfare in WWI and WWII.
1,733 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 56.95
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The paper discusses how war machines date back to ancient times, with the development of the Roman helepolis. The paper examines how the reality of mechanized warfare entered the modern conscious with the development and deployment of tanks in the two World Wars. The paper explores how, in the World Wars tanks were important, not merely because they represented an important technological advance, but more importantly because they allowed a shift from attrition tactics to maneuver tactics. The paper concludes that the invention of highly lethal and well armored cavalry-like units allowed modern warfare to embrace many of the ancient tactics which, became the basis of the 'revolutionary' Nazi blitzkrieg warfare.
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"Tanks particularly served to enable an increase in the operational tempo of the European arena at the end of the first World War and the beginning of the second. It was this shift in tempo that was directly responsible for the devastating victories by the German forces which nearly left Europe entirely in Nazi hands. Though tacticians have long understood that Germany's victories were due to a shift in military paradigm relative to that of the beginning of World War I, it was not until recently that the term "operational tempo" came into use and that the influential work of retired Air Force Colonel John Boyd pointed out that the success of this movement stemmed as much from its effects on the psyche of the adversary as from its own brute force."
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Chemical Castration for Sex Offenders, 2005.
Explains the various methods and argues in favor of the use of chemical castration in conjunction with other forms of treatment.
1,021 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper argues that chemical castration is a viable, cost-effective option that ought to be given more consideration in dealing with sex offenders in our society. Chemical castration is a treatment-based approach and is most suitable for convicted sex offenders who also receive receive psychotherapy and behavior modification treatment. Various chemical methods are described in this paper, such as CPAs, MPAs and SSRIs.
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"Chemical castration is a relatively new treatment method for altering the deviant behaviors of convicted sex offenders. In the United States, this method has been employed since the 1960s and has been enshrouded with controversy since its inception. Many Americans remain divided on this issue for a variety of reasons, a few of which include its effectiveness, potential side effects stemming from the use of pharmacological agents, humane concerns, lack of research and conclusive findings, and disapproval for releasing sex offenders back into society. However, chemical castration shows potential as being a very viable option to be used in conjunction with other treatment methods (e.g.- psychotherapy and behavior modification), and deserves to not be discounted prematurely. As with any new treatment approach, longitudinal research and findings require ample time and funding to produce conclusive results, and in the least, chemical castration appears promising enough to warrant further studies before being excluded."
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