Biological Weapons

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About Biological Weapons

The Mongols catapulted plague-infected corpses into besieged cities. Japan used plague and anthrax against China in WWII. The 1972 Biological Weapons Convention banned them. The Soviet Biopreparat program secretly produced tons of anthrax. Smallpox, if weaponized, could kill millions before vaccination could begin.

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Chemical Weapons

WMD1915 (modern)

First used at Ypres in 1915, chlorine gas killed 5,000 soldiers in minutes. Mustard gas caused horri...