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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | [[Smallpox]] may have been used as a biological weapon in North America in the 18th century.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/coldwar/pox_weapon_01.shtml</ref> During [[World War II]] Britain conducted experiments with [[anthrax]] as a biological weapon on Gruinard Island, [[Scotland]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsOJRxs_dTI</ref> | + | [[Smallpox]] may have been used as a biological weapon in North America in the 18th century.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/coldwar/pox_weapon_01.shtml</ref> During [[World War II]] Britain conducted experiments with [[anthrax]] as a biological weapon on Gruinard Island, [[Scotland]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsOJRxs_dTI</ref> [[Anthrax]] was used in a terrorist attack on American citizens in 2001. |
==Present and future== | ==Present and future== | ||
Revision as of 16:42, March 15, 2017
Biological weapons are infectious or toxic agents used in warfare. They are banned under the Biological Weapons Convention of 1975[1] but some countries still have stocks of them.
History
Smallpox may have been used as a biological weapon in North America in the 18th century.[2] During World War II Britain conducted experiments with anthrax as a biological weapon on Gruinard Island, Scotland.[3] Anthrax was used in a terrorist attack on American citizens in 2001.
Present and future
Biological weapons have not been widely used but they remain a potential threat.