The only knowledge I really have is of the movie "12 Monkeys" where the bad guy opens this vial of the "toxic air" containing the germs. But really, how do they work?
How do biological weapons work?
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This should answer any questions you have. I took this course in 1987 and this is the same handbook we used while at Abdereen Proving Ground.
Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook
Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook
Sort of like was shown..........for an air transmitted agent, that is. Theoretically, an aerosol agent gets dispersed into the air via exploding missle warhead, sprayed by plane, or just opening a vial and letting the air naturally disperse. (The last is least effective.)
Other ways: dropping the agent in your local water reservior/supply area. Numerous other ways to spread the agent. Most effective ways are air transmission, tho.
Other ways: dropping the agent in your local water reservior/supply area. Numerous other ways to spread the agent. Most effective ways are air transmission, tho.
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airborn... contemination of water, food? you can use bombs and missles to infect the host... from what i know of..
airborn... contemination of water, food? you can use bombs and missles to infect the host... from what i know of..
Human ----> Gets gunk on him
Gunk ----> Attacks human
Human + Gunk - antidote = Dead
The general theory anyhow.
Gunk ----> Attacks human
Human + Gunk - antidote = Dead
The general theory anyhow.
<< Didn't Tom Clancy discuss this very subject in excruciating detail in one of his books? >>
Tom Clancy's Executive Orders. Particularly chilling given recent events... Pick up a copy. I had a hard time putting it down once I got started.
Biological weapons use infectious and virulent microbes (Anthrax, small-pox, bacteria or viruses).
Chemical weapons use highly toxic chemical agents, typically affecting the nervous system (Sarin nerve gas, cyanide gas, etc.).
The ways these agents can be spread or disseminated are rather difficult to control. When released, they are vulnerable to a number of environmental conditions which can mitigate or severely limit their effect. We are far more prepared for the event of biochemical disasters than we were for planes slamming into skyscrapers.
I believe the federal government has a half-dozen regional biochemical response teams in place (including federal and military), which have worked closely with state and local public heath and emergency response systems to get them up to speed in order to deal with these threats. And, I'm sure that in the face of this hightened state of alert, they continue to beef-up and improve these systems (at all levels).
Chemical weapons use highly toxic chemical agents, typically affecting the nervous system (Sarin nerve gas, cyanide gas, etc.).
The ways these agents can be spread or disseminated are rather difficult to control. When released, they are vulnerable to a number of environmental conditions which can mitigate or severely limit their effect. We are far more prepared for the event of biochemical disasters than we were for planes slamming into skyscrapers.
I believe the federal government has a half-dozen regional biochemical response teams in place (including federal and military), which have worked closely with state and local public heath and emergency response systems to get them up to speed in order to deal with these threats. And, I'm sure that in the face of this hightened state of alert, they continue to beef-up and improve these systems (at all levels).
Attack Search Turned Up Crop-Dusting Manual
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Time magazine reported on Saturday that investigators had found a crop-dusting manual during a search for those responsible for the attacks on New York and Washington, triggering concern that crop-dusting planes might be used for chemical or biological assaults.
The FBI in Washington said it had not seen the report and had no comment on it.
The magazine said its issue due out on Monday would disclose that a manual for crop-dusting equipment had been found during a search of the suspected hide-outs of some of those believed responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks, which left more than 6,800 people dead or missing.
Time said the unnamed U.S. law enforcement officials who made the disclosure did not specify the search or even the state in which the manual was found, but it said it was the discovery of the manual that led to the temporary grounding of all crop-dusting planes last Sunday.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Time magazine reported on Saturday that investigators had found a crop-dusting manual during a search for those responsible for the attacks on New York and Washington, triggering concern that crop-dusting planes might be used for chemical or biological assaults.
The FBI in Washington said it had not seen the report and had no comment on it.
The magazine said its issue due out on Monday would disclose that a manual for crop-dusting equipment had been found during a search of the suspected hide-outs of some of those believed responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks, which left more than 6,800 people dead or missing.
Time said the unnamed U.S. law enforcement officials who made the disclosure did not specify the search or even the state in which the manual was found, but it said it was the discovery of the manual that led to the temporary grounding of all crop-dusting planes last Sunday.
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