Weapons of mass destruction, WMD

Assessing die universality of the CWC (by the way one of the requirement of the First Review Conference), one can come to interesting results comparing this requirement with the status of other principal agreements on weapons of mass destruction (WMD) as can be demonstrated by table 1. It seems that one could be satisfied with relatively high number of SPs, seven years after EIF in comparison with other presented arms-control / disarmament agreements. Nevertheless, for the prevention of any use of CW, it is necessary to reach higher number of SPs mainly because most of the above mentioned important non-SPs concentrated in Near and Middle East and on Korean peninsula are supposed nearly certainly to be possessors of CW (not to speak on possession of other kinds of WMD like in the case of Israel). 

The deadly terrorist bombings of July 7, 2005 in London again demonstrated that even sophisticated terrorists capable of planning and executing multiple, coordinated attacks continue to rely on traditional weapons rather than risk the technical and political uncertainty of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) weapons. While terrorists have the motivations and capabilities to conduct large (and small) attacks worldwide, we have not yet witnessed the use of so called weapons of mass destruction (WMD) foreshadowed by the 1995 Sarin attacks in... 

Weapon of mass destruction (WMD) Any type weapon that is capable of causing large-scale destruction and/or mass casualties. 

Special condition triage is used when additional factors are present in a population of victims (such as incidents involving weapons of mass destruction [WMD] with radiation, biological, or chemical contaminants or during epidemics). 

Understand the difference between what might be possible versus probable in the case of terrorists using chemical and biological agents as weapons of mass destruction (WMD). 

Midland, Michigan, and Wilmington, Delaware, home to Dow and Dupont, have become models of preparedness. Both companies work closely with local emergency responders and law enforcement, and have staged several major Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) drills. Dow is also focusing on bioterror readiness. 

Secretary of Defense Les Aspin launches the Defense Counterproliferation Initiative, aimed at gaining short- and longer-term improvements in the ability of U.S. forces to project power and prevail against regional adversaries armed with weapons of mass destruction (WMD). 

The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) was initiated by the US administration under President Bush in May 2003. It establishes a framework for multinational response to the growing challenge posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), their delivery systems, and related materials worldwide. 21 It is based on the following principles to which all participating states subscribe ... 

Over the past 5 years, subsequent to the publication of the last edition of this text, enormous emphasis has been placed on domestic preparedness for possible use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Chemical warfare agents, along with nuclear weapons and biological warfare agents, are included in this category. The reader is referred to the previous edition where much of the information on medical and public health considerations of CW agents remains accurate. This chapter is designed to expand on the previous work and to put this information into a more current context. 

As Steve Bowman stated in his article "Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) The Terrorist Threat," the term weapons of mass destruction is a former Soviet military term which was euphemistically used to denote nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. It is now widely used despite debate over its appropriateness, and its definition has broadened to include radiological weapons. For some, particularly in the wake of the World Trade Center airliner attacks, the term WMD has come to include any means capable of inflicting mass casualties."... 

Because biological agents reproduce, only small amounts of a starter organism are needed. Other weapons of mass destruction (WMD) require the purchase of large amounts of precursor or of fissile material to achieve threat capability. The self-generation of the biological agent is a unique element of this WMD. 

A comprehensive national training program on the medical management of patients injured by weapons of mass destruction (WMD) should be developed for prehospital and hospital personnel. The curriculum should include the following ... 

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