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8 pages in length. The ever-escalating presence of global conflict has, over time, triggered a need for bigger, better and more powerful ways for countries to kill each other. Over the course of the twentieth century, particular attention was paid to the dual aspects of chemical and biological weaponry in light of the immense focus upon weapons of mass destruction. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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course of the twentieth century, particular attention was paid to the dual aspects of chemical and biological weaponry in light of the immense focus upon weapons of mass destruction.
II. CHEMICAL WEAPONS Nerve agents are a particularly popular choice for those who engage in bioterrorism. Sarin, for example, prohibits normal functioning of nerve cell indicators and renders cell
communication impossible. The property of Sarin is such that it clogs the cholinesterase enzyme necessary for the removal of acetylcholine when cells communicate with one another. The absence
of cholinesterase cause muscles to contract continuously; inasmuch as the diaphragm is a muscle as well, the individual ultimately suffocates. VX mirrors many of the same properties as Sarin and
also requires only one milligram to be fatal, however, it is a contact nerve agent and only needs to touch skin rather than be ingested. Mustard gas and Lewisite
are blistering agents whereby the skin and lung tissue swell and ultimately erupt. It takes approximately ten milligrams of mustard gas in the lungs for a fatal response.
Irans development of chemical weaponry commenced in 1983 as the result of the Iran-Iraq war, which culminated in 1984 with the implementation of its
first agent. "Irans motives for seeking nuclear weapons stem from its rivalry with Iraq, from its quest for preeminence in the Persian Gulf, and, possibly, from the desire for
a deterrent against major power intervention" (McDonough, 1998). A mere dozen years later illustrates Irans progress as having achieved no less than "several hundred tons of blister, blood, and
choking agents (Carus, 2000), with estimates reaching as high as two thousand tons and other claims stating that "Iran has the most active chemical warfare program in the developing world"
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