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Bioterrorism: Should Biological Weapons be used in War? By: Vanessa Cruz Period 1 June 11 th 2010

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Bioterrorism: Should Biological Weapons be used in War?. By: Vanessa Cruz Period 1 June 11 th 2010. Background. It’s Capabilities What makes It Unique as a weapon in War List of Cases: -black plague, - French and Indian war, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Bioterrorism:  Should Biological Weapons be used in War?

Bioterrorism: Should Biological Weapons be

used in War?

By: Vanessa CruzPeriod 1

June 11th 2010

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Background

• It’s Capabilities• What makes It Unique as a weapon in War• List of Cases:

-black plague,

- French and Indian war,

-Unit 731 created by Japan making it a biological warfare program,

-the Rajneeshee attack in 1984,

-2001 the Anthrax letters (NPR).

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Rajneeshee movement

• History about them

• Why they did what they did

• Outcome

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Salmonella

• Symptoms

• What it attacks

• Is it curable?

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No On Biological Weapons

• Opposing side• No on Biological weapons -Why: -affects ecology - affects humanity - more dangerous threats of

terrorism -a lot more….

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No On Bioterrorism

No on Biological weapons