Weapons of Mass Destruction Currently the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, particularly nuclear weapons, provides the most serious threat to international security. ... While one country's nuclear weapons exist under civilian control, the other countries remain under the control of the military. ... Lastly, the potential for terrorist acquisition of nuclear weapons challenges the NPT. In the post 9/11 world, terrorist acquirement of nuclear weapons seems to be one of the most urgent dangers. ... People began to worry about terrorist acquisition of more deadly and dang...

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In Korea if it wasn't for the United Nations the USA probably would of resorted to using weapons of mass destruction. ... The UN provides a place where nations can talk over problems before going to war and making deadly mistakes. ... United States of America soon starts loosing the war, since the combined forces of the UN couldn't fight North Korea and China, so the USA turns to nuclear weapons. ...

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This was one of the earliest uses of biological agents as a weapon of terrorism. Smallpox has been used on several occasions as a biological weapon. ... It was rumored that the truck contained a sodium cyanide device that malfunctioned, which would have released a cloud of deadly cyanide into the building. ...

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