3. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
• A weapon of mass destruction is a weapon
that can kill and bring significant harm to a
large number of humans and cause great
damage to man-made structures natural
structures or the biosphere in general. The
scope and application of the term has evolved
and been disputed, often signifying more
politically than technically. Coined in reference
to aerial bombing with chemical explosives, it
has come to distinguish large-scale weaponry
of other technologies, such as chemical,
biological, radiological, or nuclear. This
differentiates the term from more technical
ones such as chemical, biological,
radiological, and nuclear weapons
4. • Weapons that are capable of a
high order of destruction and/or
of being used in such a manner
as to destroy large numbers of
people. Weapons of mass
destruction can be high
explosives or nuclear, biological,
chemical, and radiological
weapons, but exclude the
means of transporting or
propelling the weapon where
such means is a separable and
divisible part of the weapon.
Also called WMD. See also
destruction; special operations.
5. Nuclear Accidents
The threat that the nuclear weapons of
mass destruction pose to the entire
human civilizations and the whole of
humanity is serious. There are different
sorts of people who worry about the lack
of patriotic, linguistic, religious, ethnic
importance/values in the society. But not
much people worry about the real threat
to the entire mankind including that of the
religious, ethnic, cultural values through
the nuclear weapons.
6. Some measures to protect our self
from Nuclear radiation & attack
• Don’t panic in the event of Nuclear
attack Or accident.
• Don’t look at the fire blast as it can
cause instant blindness
• Close all doors and windows and stay
indoors(as radioactivity
don’t penetrate solid
structure) till further
communication from the
govt.
• Don’t consume water, milk
food obtained following a nuclear blast
7. CHEMICAL WEAPONS OF MASS
DESTRUCTION
Chemical weapons did not become true weapons of
mass destruction (WMD) until they were introduced in
their modern form in World War I (1914–18). The
German army initiated modern chemical warfare by
launching a chlorine attack at Ypres, Belgium, on April
22, 1915, killing 5,000 French and Algerian troops and
momentarily breaching their lines of defense. German
use of gas and mustard was soon countered by similar
tactics from the Allies. By war’s end, both sides had
used massive quantities of chemical weapons, causing
an estimated 1,300,000 casualties, including 91,000
fatalities. The Russian army suffered about 500,000 of
these casualties, and the British had 180,000 wounded
or killed by chemical arms. One-third of all U.S.
casualties in World War I were from mustard and other
chemical gases, roughly the ratio for all participants
combined.
8. • By the war’s end, all the
great powers involved had
developed not only offensive
chemical arms but also crude
gas masks and protective
over garments to defend
themselves against chemical
weapon attacks. Altogether,
the warring states employed
more than two dozen
different chemical agents
during World War I, including
mustard gas, which caused
perhaps as many as 90
percent of all chemical
casualties from that conflict.
9. BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
Biological warfare has been
part of human conflict
throughout the ages. Biological
agents were used in many of
the conflicts of the 20th century
and their use is now reported
daily in the headlines. Crude
methods such as using dead or
diseased animals to foul wells
or gifts of contaminated
blankets and clothes have been
replaced by delivery systems of
missiles, airplanes, and the
postal service. Biological
agents are gaining status as a
terrorist's weapon of choice
10. The psychological and
demoralizing impact of an
infectious or toxic agent is
likely to be more devastating
than its physiological effect.
Many biological agents,
including bacteria, viruses,
and toxins, can be used as
weapons.
