Nations Agree to Rules on Biological Weapons
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Science, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations, Human Rights
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: London, Moscow, Soviet Union, Russia, Europe, Washington, D.C.
- Date: April 10, 1972
Article abstract: The 1972 Biological Weapons Convention prohibited the production, possession, and use of biological weapons.
Summary of Event
In the twentieth century, the use of chemical and bacteriological agents in warfare was unusual. The scale of destruction that resulted from these types of agents hardly compares to the loss of life inflicted in armed conflict by conventional weapons. The first large-scale use of these types of agents in warfare occurred in World War I. In 1915, German troops changed the nature of the conflict when they released...
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