biological warfare.. how technology is responsible for destruction

1. By: CSE B
WARRIORS
M.APOORVA REDDY
D.AKHIL
M.AKHIL
B.SRIKANTH
K.SRIKANTH
N.KIRAN

2. CONTENTS
• Definition of biological warfare
• What is a biological weapon
• Features of bio terrorism
• History
• Importance of awareness of bio warfare
• Advantages, disadvantages and threats of BW
• Status of bio warfare in the world
• The issue today
• Where do we go from here?
• Measures taken to control BW
• Conclusions
• References

3. DEFINITION OF BIO-WARFARE
Bio terrorism is the threat or use of biological
agents by individuals or groups motivated by a
political, religious, ecological, social, or for other
ideological objectives to instill fear or cause
illness or death in order to achieve their
objective.

5. WHAT IS A BIOLOGICAL WEAPON?
• Uses a living organism or its toxic agent
• delivery device
• Both conventional and unconventional
means of delivery

6. EXAMPLES OF VARIOUS LETHAL WEAPONS
Bacteria: Anthrax, Brucella, Melioidosis,
Tularaemia, Plague
Toxins: Botulinum, Ricin
THE VARIOUS FACTORS OF PROPOGATION:
• AVAILABILITY
•CONTAGIOUSNESS
•MORTALITY
•SUITABLE FOR DISSEMINATION IN INFECTIVE FORM
•LACK OF EFFECTIVE TREATMENT

8. HISTORY

10. IMPORTANCE OF
AWARENESS ON BIO-WARFARE
(BW)
• Biological Warfare can wipe out an entire
population in seconds.
• Harm animals and damage harvested crops
• Inexpensive to produce biological weapons
• Believe it or not, almost anyone can make them!!!!

11. ADVANTAGES OF BIOLOGICAL
WEAPONS
Multiple Methods For Delivery
Wide Utility - non-discriminating, cause sickness,
death, panic, may disseminate widely, may be
persistent
Good Logistics - cheap to make and store
Versatile - can be in small or large quantities
Defence May Be Difficult
Cause No Damage To Infrastructure
Easy To Conceal
‘Status’ WMD - ‘poor man’s nuclear weapon’

12. DISADVANTAGES
• Slow Onset (except toxins)
• Indiscriminate
• Difficult To Control Distribution Especially If
Contagious
• Preventive and/or Treatment Measures For
Some
• Lack Of Impressive Precedents
• Level Of Technical Sophistication At Least
Moderate
• International Taboo

14. STATUS OF BIO WEAPONS IN
THE WORLD

15. THE ISSUE TODAY
Characteristics and Associated
Risks
• Small amount for affect
• Size makes concealment, transportation, and
dissemination easy
• ‘Information on how to develop biological agents
is readily available in open source literature, and
even now on the Internet.’
• There is an urgent need to spread awareness on
this issue.

16. WHERE DO WE GO FROM
HERE??
• Establish a new mindset
• Identify personnel
• Focus on antibiotics
• Develop and acquire masks
• Acquire state-of-the-art detectors
• Focus intelligence
• Strengthen coordination

17. MEASURES TAKEN TO
CONTROL BW
• The 1925 Geneva Protocol
– Prohibits the use of asphyxiating, poisonous, or other gases and
all analogous liquids, materials or devices in warfare
– ‘Customary international law’
– Bans use not possession
– No-first-use-treaty
1972 Biological Weapons Convention
– Negotiations were concluded following the US unilaterally
renounced biological weapons
– First treaty to ban an entire class of weapons
– Prohibits development, production, stockpiling and acquisition of
biological weapons
– Does not obstruct non-hostile use of biological agents but still
covers future weaponization of agents

18. MAPW :THE FIGHT AGAINST
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
The Medical Association for Prevention of War
continues to:
• Educate health professionals, scientists and the
general public about the dangers of chemical
and biological weapons
• Lobby the Australian government to support the
Chemical and Biological Weapons Convention
regimes and other related non-proliferation
architecture
• Campaign for a world free of nuclear, chemical
and biological weapons

19. CONCLUSIONS
• WE BELIEVE THAT BIOLOGICAL
WARFARE ARE FAR TOO HARMFUL TO
BE EFFECTIVELY AND HUMANLY
USED IN WARFARE
• COUNTRIES SHOULD BE AGAINST
PRODUCTION OF BIOLOGICAL WAR
WEAPONS

20. REFERENCES
The following sources were used for reference:
• Google images
• Medical Association for Prevention of War’s
official website
• Wikipedia

21. ANY QUESTIONS????
THANK YOU…..