The Pros and Cons
 Biological
weapons use biological agents
which are infectious particles or toxins to
cause illness and death in people and
animals if they contaminate water and
food. Chemical weapons use chemical
agents which can kill or incapacitate
people and animals quickly
 Biological
warfare can backfire and affect your
own troops.
 Chemical weapons have a numerous amount of
bad side affects.
Deformities caused by
agent orange in the Vietnam
War.
Second and third generations of
children, born to parents exposed
during the war and in areas of heavy
spraying spots, suffer unspeakable
deformities that medical authorities
attribute to the dioxin in Agent
Orange.
 Biological
warfare is very efficient and
cheap.
 Chemical weapons can win a war.
 Biological weapons do not harm
buildings.
 Easy to acquire and administer.
 Using
Biological weapons on an area will
not allow your troops to occupy it, as the
agents last a long while.
 Germany was the first to use poison gas
during battle.
 Biological outbreaks are uncontrollable.
 Chemical
weapons are easy to make.
 Chemical weapons make a country
intimidating.
 Biological weapons have a 100% kill rate.
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