The Preliminary Outline
Research question(s):Should biochemical agents be used as future weapons in modern warfare
Aspects to be covered:
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Definition of biochemical warfare and biochemical agents
1.2 What led to the usage of biochemical weapons and brief history
1.3 Global response towards the usage of biochemical weapon
2.0 Effects on the usage biochemical weapons
2.1 Effects on mankind
2.2 Effects on the environment
3.0 Advantages in development and usage of biochemical weapons
3.1 Benefits to the country’s defense system
3.2 Effective and cost efficient weapon
3.3 Easy to produce,quantify,weaponize and conceal
4.0 Disadvantages in development and usage of biochemical weapons
4.1 Unpredictable and easily mutated
4.2 Being cultivated and sold to terrorist or in black market
4.3 Being misused by terrorist to create havoc and cause human casualties
5.0 Conclusion
References:1.http://www.un.org/en/
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Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2005 Annotated Bibliography
Group: S5
Title: Biochemical Warfare
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