The major threats come in three forms: chemical, biological and nuclear. ... The difference between chemical and biological warfare is that chemical warfare implements poisons, gasses and defoliants and biological warfare has virus" and natural diseases. ... One scenario that has been explored is that a genetically engineered version of the Ebola virus would be spread simultaneously through airborne means at conventions in a country. ... A genetically engineered version could have a morality rate of up to 95%. ... The good news is that Ebola is an extremely rare disease that is found in Af...

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Almost everything Saddam Hussein did for the world wasn't good, when the Gulf War ended in 1991, the United Nations resolved that the economic embargo on Iraq would be lifted if Iraq destroyed its chemical, biological and nuclear weapons programs within six months. ... Saddam has made it very hard for the inspectors to check to see if he followed the new rules and to destroy all of his biological, chemical and nuclear weapons. ... Almost all of the marshlands, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in southern Iraq are destroyed, according to Azzam Alwash, an Iraqi engineer and environme...

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Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction The evidence published by a number of think tanks and governments indicates that Iraq still has chemical and biological weapons and that it could one day develop a nuclear device. Richard Butler, former United Nations (UN) weapons inspector, warns that Iraqi president Saddam Hussein is actively developing weapons of mass destruction and has stepped up the production of biological and chemical agents since inspections ended four years ago. ... Iraq could have nukes by 2005 A former Iraqi nuclear engineer told a senate hearing Wednesday ...

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