Biological warfare ithe use of living organisms--pathogens and germs--which are alive and dangerous. Chemical warfare is the use of toxic compounds: Chemical agents are not contagious.

Biological Warfare. Q: How easy would it be for a terrorist to launch a biological attack? A: Experts say it remains very difficult to transform a deadly virus or bacterium into a weapon that can ...

1956: Army manual explicitly states that bio-chemical warfare is not banned. Rep. Gerald Ford wins policy change to give U.S. military “first strike” authority on chemical arms.

In 1940, Japanese Unit 731, the notorious germ warfare detachment of the Imperial Japanese Army, spread plague-infected fleas ...

Read a comic about the history of biological warfare from the author of World War Z. Germ Warfare: A Very Graphic History was commissioned by the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense.

The Pentagon needs to improve defenses and readiness against biological weapons attacks and is ill-prepared for germ warfare attacks from China or other adversaries, according to a biodefense ...

NEWKIRK, Ok. -- A small community is fighting against the federal government’s biochemical warfare testing. Through a contract with Oklahoma, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will ...

— -- Terrorists have demonstrated they're capable of carrying out unthinkable attacks of extreme devastation. Now some believe the United States should be on higher alert for a biological or ...