Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacterial Methods of Warfare (Geneva Protocol) was penned and signed on 17 June, 1925. This was a treaty signed by the Allies at the close of World War I, which was actually just an extension and re-verification of the Treaty of Versailles (signed in 1919) prior to WWI. The Geneva Protocol furthered the Treaty of Versailles in that it expanded the weapons ban to include a ban on bacteriological warfare. In 1969, this protocol was further expanded to include CS gas agents and harassing agents (probably due to their use by the U.S. during the Vietnam War). (State Dept.org) While this Protocol was a good step forward, it does not stop the use of chemical/biological weapons by state actors that are non-signatory (e.g. Iraq's use of nerve agents during the Iran-Iraq War in the 80's).
Lethal Dose (LD) and Lethal Dose 50 (LD 50 or LD-50, or LD/50) can be defined as the median amount of material …show more content…
has a working, single approach to respond to and care for the public in the unlikely event of terrorist attacks, major disasters, and "other" emergencies. This Directive deals directly with utilizing a national approach to domestic incident management. The President directly established that the Secretary of Homeland Security be the chief Federal official regarding national incident management. Reading through PD-5, it is my opinion that the Directive focuses primarily on terrorist activities/attacks, however, this could easily apply to domestic nuclear incidents such as reactor meltdowns, Broken Arrows, lost weapons or all-out nuclear attacks on the
Lethal Dose (LD) and Lethal Dose 50 (LD 50 or LD-50, or LD/50) can be defined as the median amount of material …show more content…
has a working, single approach to respond to and care for the public in the unlikely event of terrorist attacks, major disasters, and "other" emergencies. This Directive deals directly with utilizing a national approach to domestic incident management. The President directly established that the Secretary of Homeland Security be the chief Federal official regarding national incident management. Reading through PD-5, it is my opinion that the Directive focuses primarily on terrorist activities/attacks, however, this could easily apply to domestic nuclear incidents such as reactor meltdowns, Broken Arrows, lost weapons or all-out nuclear attacks on the