History of Weapons of Mass Destruction

“Weapon of mass destruction (WMD), weapon with the capacity to inflict death and destruction on such a massive scale and so indiscriminately that its very presence in the hands of a hostile power can be considered a grievous threat. Modern weapons of mass destruction are nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons frequently referred to collectively as NBC weapons.” (www.britannica.com/technology/weapon-of-mass-destruction) The term weapons of mass destruction have been around since at least 1937. Weapons of mass destruction were first used in the World War 1. Biological and Chemical weapons are the oldest form around.

Weapons of mass destruction come in many different forms.

Biological weapons warfare agents that include living microorganisms and toxins produced by microorganisms, plants or animals have the longest history to explore. In the 1990’s biological warfare and chemical warfare were the greatest dangers in facing humanity. During World War 1, Germany tried to spread cholera and Romania. German agents were believed to inject horses, mules and cattle with anthrax while the Germans headed to Europe during World War 1 in 1915.

In the mid 1930’s, Japan made a special biological warfare force call unit 731.” Unit 731 was a hidden shelter where biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that undertook lethal human experimentation during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) of World War II.”( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731)

Chemical weapons- Modern chemical agents in were first used in World War I. This is when chlorine gas was released from large cylinders. This chemical agent operation caused massive casualties; demoralization of the forces attacked and demonstrated the need for protection. “The first improvised mask was a cotton pad soaked in sodium thiosulphate, glycerin and sodium carbonate. Subsequently in World War I, a great variety of chemical agents were used by both sides,...