The novel coronavirus is not an ideal biological warfare agent, experts say, because its impact on the United States and adversaries alike cannot be controlled. But China refuses to help the world ...

For biological warfare purposes, you'd typically want a N0 of zero in friendly forces and populations, and a low N0 in the target population is desirable so that the weapon can be targeted ...

Biological warfare ithe use of living organisms--pathogens and germs--which are alive and dangerous. Chemical warfare is the use of toxic compounds: Chemical agents are not contagious.

Experts on biological warfare say dangerous viruses, bacteria and toxins are widely available in nature, but rendering them capable of being used as weapons is a complex task that takes a degree ...

Biological Warfare. Q: How easy would it be for a terrorist to launch a biological attack? A: Experts say it remains very difficult to transform a deadly virus or bacterium into a weapon that can ...

It was one of the first large-scale biological weapon trials that would be conducted under a "germ warfare testing program" that went on for 20 years, from 1949 to 1969.

After retiring in 1986, Mr. Patrick remained of the world's foremost experts on biological warfare and defense and served as a consultant to the CIA, FBI and U.S. military.

Calls to address biological threats as a domain of warfare will largely fail for several reasons in particular, the tendency to conflate deliberate biological incidents and natural disease outbreaks.

Although Americans have speculated on the issues of large-scale war and terrorism in the past, these issues have now become reality. One issue, the development of biological warfare, is banned by ...

The dawn of industrial warfare opened more opportunities for the innovative use of biological weapons. Germany attempted to infect U.S. livestock herds with anthrax during the First World War ...

— -- Terrorists have demonstrated they're capable of carrying out unthinkable attacks of extreme devastation. Now some believe the United States should be on higher alert for a biological or ...