![]() The key to these is that usually there is a period of time between exposure and symptoms, and transmission across a target area is accomplished by “infection” – people with the disease unknowingly (or uncaringly) infecting other people.Ĭhemical weapons are another anti-personnel weapon which attempts to poison, disable or disorient a population. It does not have the destructive power or radiation of a nuclear explosion, but does spread radioactive material around, potentially exposing victims to the radiation, and making the area unsafe until it is cleaned up or the radioactive material decays to a safe level.īiological weapons attempt to use disease as a weapon against a population the agent is bacterial or viral or spores (including fungal). ![]() This is a standard explosive which is surrounded with radioactive material. “Radiological” is a relatively new concept dealing with the concept of a “ dirty bomb“. This has the short term (fireball, blast and heat) aspects and the longer term (radiation and fallout) aspects. ![]() In a previous article ( Introduction to Nuclear Survival), we discussed the “ Nuclear” aspect. I don’t know why an “improvised” explosive device is considered any worse than a military or other “dedicated” explosive device. This refers to “all” the current “weapons of mass destruction”, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and sometimes “enhanced (improvised) explosive”. Nowadays, the term has been expanded to CBRNe. This was to include “hydrogen” (“thermonuclear”, including fusion) and “ neutron” (designed for maximum radiation and minimum blast) bombs with the original “ atomic” (using fission only) bombs. During the cold war, the term changed to NBC, or Nuclear, Biological and Chemical. ![]() In the 50’s, the risk was from what were called Atomic, Biological and Chemicalweapons, thus ABC. No, I’m not talking about the television networks they can’t kill you, just dim your intelligence and contaminate you with incorrect information. ![]()
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