Biological weapons - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is biowarfare? - Correct Answer-intentional use of disease-causing organisms or products of organisms to harm populations to attain a military objective What is bioterrorism? - Correct Answer-intentional use of disease-causing organisms or poducts of organisms to harm humans, other animals, or lants in order to cause civil unrest and panic or to commit a crime Why are biological weapons attractive to some countries/organizations? - Correct Answer-· Readily available "easy to grow" ...

GPSTC Exam 9 (Independent Study) Questions and Answers Already Passed An average citizens normal range of risk approach is? "between the lines" An officers range of risk is? above the line Biological weapons are considered what kind of threat? very high Chemical weapons are considered a what kind of threat? high How do Weapons of Mass Destruction aid terrorists? they demolish a specific target and unhinge the public's confidence in public and personal security How do you f...

What were the five effects on policies regarding nuclear weapons? - Answer 1. targeting citizens discriminately became illegal 2. Biological Weapons Convention 3. Chemical Weapons Convention 4. NPT 5. discussions of disarmament

What should you know about the Destructiveness of Nuclear Weapons? What is Firebombing?What is the daisy cutter? - Answer-Nuclear Weapons are supposed to be destructive, that's the point. Out ability to kill has increased; weapons have become more powerful and precise. Before, incendiary devices, or devices design to light fires was were used in WWII to increase the capacity to kill. Firebombs were used in Dresen, Hamburg, and Tokyo to kill hundreds of people. The Daisy cutter is a trigg...

FBI definition of biological warfare/terrorist agent - Answer any microbe, virus, infectious substance, or biological product capable of causing: -death of disease in a human, animal, plant, or another living organism -deterioration of food, water, or environment -deleterious effect on the environment attributes of biological weapons - Answer -inexpensive -readily available -tasteless, odorless, invisible -hard to detect -infrastructure stays intact -create fear/panic -can genetically...

240 Learning Questions with complete solution 2024 Chapter 32 HS250 Taliban - correct answer radical Islamic fundamentalists who ruled Afghanistan from Bush Doctrine - correct answer the belief that the United States has the right to protect itself from terrorist acts by engaging in pre-emptive wars or ousting hostile governments in favor of friendly, preferably democratic, regimes Afghan Northern Alliance - correct answer a coalition of tribal leaders opposed to the Taliban ...

biowarfare - intentional use of disease-causing organisms or products of organisms to infect populations to attain a military objective bioterrorism/biocrime - intentional use of disease-causing organisms or products of organisms to infect humans, animals, or plants in order to cause civil unrest and panic or instigate a crime pontiac's rebellion (french and indian war) - the english used variola-laden (smallpox) blankets in 1763 at fort pitt to subdue indians loyal to the french during t...

Bio warfare - intentional use of disease causing organisms or products of organisms to harm populations to attain military a objective bioterorism - intentional use of disease causing agents or products of organisms to harm humans, other animals, or plants in order to cause civil unrest and panic or to commit a crime Advantages of biological weapons - -Readily available "easy to grow" -inexpensive -highly transportable -not easy detected -Tasteless, odorless, invisible -Suicide "infecto...

1. What does FM 4-02 covers what? - correct answers The operational management of the HSS (Health Service Support) and FHP (Force Health Protection) missions for training, pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment operations. 2. Define "Health Threat"? - correct answers A composite of ongoing or potential enemy actions; adverse environment, occupational, and geographic and meteorological conditions; endemic disease; and employment of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CB...

CBRN INTRODUCTION Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Define the following term: Terrorism - Answer-The deliberate creation and exploitation of fear through violence or the threat of violence in the pursuit of political change ... [which] is specifically designed to have far-reaching political consequences beyond the immediate victim(s) or object of the terrorist attack.'' Classic/conventional terrorism - Answer-Limited objectives (usually political) • Limited range of weapons (e.g,...