Natalie HartfielKristina JohnsonBrittany Iwanski

So what’s the ISSUE with BIOLOGICAL WARFARE?

• Biological Warfare can wipe out an entire population in seconds

• Harm animals and damage harvest crops• Inexpensive to produce such weapons• Almost anyone can make them

• WE BELIEVE THAT BW ARE FAR TO HARMFUL TO BE EFFECTIVELY AND

HUMANLY USED IN WARFARE

*AGAINST PRODUCTION OF BW WEAPONS

History of Issue- Biological Weapons are NOT new!!- The first Biological Weapon incident:

6th Century B.C.- 3 Major forms of BW before 20th Century- 1925 Geneva Protocol- 1945 – 1950 THE UNITED STATES BW

PROGRAM- 1966 A SIMULATED BW ATTACK- 1969 “That’s What they said”

A REPORT FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

- 1966-1971 THE UNITED STATES REACTS- 1972 Biological Weapons Convention- BW In Recent Times- CLOSE to HOME- EASY ACCESS FOR ALL!

http://brneurosci.org/biologicalweapon.html

Retrieved From:BioterrorismBiological WarfareMamassian, L.History of BioterrorismBiological Warfare @ www.emedicinehealth.com

Chemistry of Issue

- How many BW agents exist?- The ideal candidate for BW- PRODUCTION OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS- Delivery of Agents- WE’RE NOT GOD, ITS NO MORE

CONTROLLABLE THAN THE WIND- “AND WE ALL FALL DOWN” THE

INFRASTRUCTURE OF A COUNTRY•Stebbings, M. (2006). Introduction to Biological Weapons. Retrieved April 25, 2007, from http://www.fas.org/biosecurity/resource/bioweapons.htm

THE ISSUE TODAYCharacteristics and Associated

Risks• Small amount for affect i• Size makes concealment, transportation, and

dissemination easy• ‘Information on how to develop biological agents

is readily available in open source literature, and even now on the Internet.’

•Biological warfare (n.d). Retrieved April 20, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.rog/wiki/Biological_warfare•Hurlbert, D.E. (1997). MICROBIOLOGY 101 INTERNET TEXT. Retrieved April 25, 2007 from http://www.slic2.wsu.edu:82/hurlbert/micro101pages/101/pages/101biologicalweapons.html•Labov, S.L. (2003). BIOLOGICAL AND GERM WARFARE PROTECTION. Bromall: Mason Crest Publishers Inc.

Have they been used?

•Danzig, R. (n.d.). Biological Warfare: A Nation at Risk-A time to Act. Retrieved April 20, 2007, from http://www.ndu.edu/inss/strforum/SF_58/forum58.html

Why think about Biological Warfare?

Our future enemies’ strategiesOur future enemies’ resources

Our blind spots•Danzig, R. (n.d.). Biological Warfare: A Nation at Risk-A time to Act. Retrieved April 20, 2007, from http://www.ndu.edu/inss/strforum/SF_58/forum58.html

Where do we go from here?• Establish a new mindset• Identify personnel• Focus on antibiotics• Develop and acquire masks• Acquire state-of-the-art detectors• Focus intelligence• Strengthen coordination

•Danzig, R. (n.d.). Biological Warfare: A Nation at Risk-A time to Act. Retrieved April 20, 2007, from http://www.ndu.edu/inss/strforum/SF_58/forum58.html

WORKS CITED HISTORYBioterrorism(2007, April 16). Retrieved April 17, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioterrorismBiological Warfare (2007, April 15). Retrieved April 17, 2007,from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_warfareHistory of Bioterrorism. Retrieved April 17, 2007, from http://www.bioterry.com/HistoryBioTerr.htmlMassiman, L. (2001, September 29). Chemical and BiologicalWeapons - Background and History. Retrieved April 17, 2007, from http://www.suite101.com/article/cfm/chemistry/81221Biological Warfare (2003). Retrieved April 20, 2007, From http://www.emedicinehealth.com/biological_warfare/page2_em.htm

WORKS CITED CHEMISTRY OF BIOLOGICAL WARFARE

• Bioterrorism(2001,April 20). Retrieved April 19,2007 from http://en.wikipedia/wiki/Wikipeda/About

• Biological Warfare 92007,April 15). Retrieved April 17,2007, from http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_warfare

• Biological Warfare 92003). Retrieved April 20,2007, from http://www.emedicinehealth.com/biological_warfare/page 2_em.htm

•Stebbings, M. (2006). Introduction to Biological Weapons. Retrieved April 25, 2007, from http://www.fas.org/biosecurity/resource/bioweapons.htm

WORKS CITED STATE OF THE ISSUE

• Danzig, R. (n.d.). Biological Warfare: A Nation at Risk-A time to Act. Retrieved April 20, 2007, from http://www.ndu.edu/inss/strforum/SF_58/forum58.html

• Biological Weapons (n.d). Retrieved April 20,2007 fromhttp://www.dfat.gov/au/security/biological_weapons.html#1

• Biological warfare (n.d). Retrieved April 20, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.rog/wiki/Biological_warfare

• Hurlbert, D.E. (1997). MICROBIOLOGY 101 INTERNET TEXT. Retrieved April 25, 2007 from http://www.slic2.wsu.edu:82/hurlbert/micro101pages/101/pages/101biologicalweapons.html

• Labov, S.L. (2003). BIOLOGICAL AND GERM WARFARE PROTECTION. Bromall: Mason Crest Publishers Inc.

• Stebbings, M. (2006). Introduction to Biological Weapons. Retrieved April 25, 2007, from http://www.fas.org/biosecurity/resource/bioweapons.htm