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Evolution of Nuclear Weapons the Research Paper
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The development of the atomic bomb as well as its perceived success rate however made further development in chemical and biological weaponry unnecessary.
It is worth noting that biological weapons were never employed significantly in World War I and World War II. The effects of biological weapons even if crude has been pointed out by Spiers (2010) when he mentioned how Japanese surrendered in 1945 abut six of their soldiers released several plague-infested rates as well as sixty horses that were infested with the deadly glanders into the relatively quite and safer Chinese countryside. This left Changchun as well as its environs unsafe for habitation until the 1950s
Conclusion
A review of literature indicates that the United States never actively used chemical or biological weapons as part of its military operations. In its history of military development and its rise to be the world superpower. There are cases however when these weapons have been used against the United States citizens such as the release of Anthrax. It is worth noting that other forms of warfare have come up that just take place in the electronic/digital realm. The cyber warfare is one of them. Through cyber terrorism or cyber attacks, enemies can disrupt critical operations of a country's strategic infrastructure without physically being present in the country or point of attack. It merely involves the use of computer technology in perpetrating the act of war.
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Anderson, F (F) ed. The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Black.J (2002) America as a Military Power: From the American Revolution to the Civil War
Chambers, JW (1999)ed., The Oxford Guide to American Military History
Doughty, R., Gruber, I, Flint, R, Grimsley, M and Herring, G (1995)American Military History and the Evolution of Western Warfare. Wadsworth Publishing
Green Peace (1996). History of Nuclear Weapons Testing
http://archive.greenpeace.org/comms/nukes/ctbt/read9.html
McNamara, R.,Cirincione, J and Korb, L (2004). Remarks on the release of Lawrence J. Korb's The Road to Nuclear Security
http://www.americanprogress.org/kf/transcript_road_to_nuclear_security.pdf
Spiers, EM (2010). A History of Chemical and Biological Weapons. Reaktion Books
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Anderson, F (F) ed. The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Black.J (2002) America as a Military Power: From the American Revolution to the Civil War
Chambers, JW (1999)ed., The Oxford Guide to American Military History
Doughty, R., Gruber, I, Flint, R, Grimsley, M and Herring, G (1995)American Military History and the Evolution of Western Warfare. Wadsworth Publishing
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