Weapons Of Mass Destruction Essay

Chemical weapons if in the wrong hands can be just as destructive as nuclear weapons. Biological warfare is the use of any organism to harm or kill any population or area. Chemical warfare is the use of any chemical produced by organism to harm people. These weapon could be explained as high risk, no reward. The creation and use of chemical and biological weapons should be banned due to the fact that they are hard to trace and are uncontrollable.With the advances of science these types of…

toxins as a devastating weapon. So devastating that it falls under the WMD’s or weapon(s) of mass destruction. Although chemical weapons aren 't as prolific as during the WW1, they still pose a real threat. The most recent case and point is in Syria when they used chemical weapons on their own civilians after they were told by the OPCW to destroy them (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34212324). But there are organizations made to stop the threat of chemical weapons such as the OPCW or…

also made it clear that if the Japanese government did not surrender they would face mass destruction. It did not specify in what form, but it was clear that the Allies had plans for if the Japanese did not surrender. The document ended with this, ¨We call upon the Government of Japan to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all the Japanese armed forces…the alternative for Japan is prompt and utter destruction.¨, an ultimatum for Japan, either surrender, or be eliminated. The United…

to 400 citizens, thousands injured, and millions in distressed…the atmosphere in Israel(is) a mix of defiance and despair” (The Economist, 2002). The September 11, 2001, attack on the twin towers was an absolute shock to the US economy, the impact of this event has yet to be fully measured. The act of terrorism could influence significant changes in the consumption and production pattern. For example, the attack on Israel Israelis now prefer malls instead of markets and walk in the streets…

concern in the American intelligence that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction which he might be able to use on either his people or upon another country. Initially, there were hopes that diplomacy could get Hussein to get rid of his weapons of mass destruction because of his thirst for power, however, that was unsuccessful and diplomatic pressure put on by the United States was unsuccessful and Hussein kept his weapons of mass destruction which made America have to consider heading…

end the war, but what they did not expect was the horrors of the aftermath and the ongoing 71 year long debate about the ethics of nuclear weapons. We started out as the only country that had a few nuclear weapons, although it is unknown how many the United States actually had in 1945, which quickly escalated to nine countries owning over 15,000 nuclear weapons combined. The United States is right behind Russia, who has about 7,300, with 6,970. With that many nukes, just in this country alone,…

The reliance of the national and world economies on the global supply chain make them vulnerable to any number of incidents, including deliberate attack, natural disasters and accidents. Furthermore, the supply chain’s existence on both land and sea require several different modes of transportation to function properly. Each of these different modes of transportation present unique security challenges, which must be addressed in order to ensure the efficient flow of goods across the globe. Of…

The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bombing in Japan In August 1945, the United States dropped two atomic bombs, causing major destruction and life threatening issues, over the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Everyone has their own take on what really happened and have their own perspective on controversies regarding the United States’ decision to drop the bombs. Perspectives that I will be discussing today are from three disciplines: scientific view (Leo Szilard), journalism view (Wilfred…

Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. The explosion was so powerful it blew off the north side of the wall. 911 was flooded with call. Emergency responders responded very quickly. They arrived on scene to see a disaster. The destruction was horrific, and very heart breaking. They immediately started looking for survivors and body covered in the rubble. They had to have other emergency crews from around the United States to rush and help. It was a long drug out process.…

most terrible weapon ever known. American soldiers and civilians were weary from four years of war, yet the Japanese military was refusing to give up their fight. American forces occupied Okinawa and Iwo Jima and were intensely firebombing Japanese cities. But Japan had an army of 2 million strong stationed in the home islands guarding against invasion. A "mushroom" cloud rises over the city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, following the detonation of "Fat Man." The second atomic weapon used…