Is the New Global Threat Biological Warfare or Sustainable Health Security

The Biological Warfare Threat

Biological warfare--an emerging threat.

As we approach the 21st century, there is an increasing worldwide awareness and threat regarding the use of biological warfare agents both for war and terrorist attack. Biological agents include microorganisms or biological toxins that are used to produce death in humans, animals and plants. They are characterized by low visibility, high potency, substantial accessibility and relatively easy de...

Chemical and biological warfare preparing to meet the threat.

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Medical Threat and Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Warfare

a. Since World War II, the Soviet Union has represented the principal threat to the national security interests of the US. During this period, the military capability of the Soviet Armed Forces grew enormously. Starting in the later years of the 1980's, the international security environment has undergone rapid, fundamental, and revolutionary changes. The Soviet Union has disintegrated with the...

Dengue: global health threat.