B- Weapons of Mass Destruction 4-hrs Training (Lesson 14 of 18)

Types of Weapons of Mass Destruction

There are five main kinds of weapons of mass destruction. We use the acronym B–NICE to describe them. They are…

B – Biological
N – Nuclear
I – Incendiary
C – Chemical
E – Explosive

A Biological Agent – A biological agent is something that makes you sick and spreads easily. They are intentionally induced mass diseases. Examples are bacteria, viruses, and various toxins.

Nuclear Terrorism – Nuclear terrorism can occur in several ways, from a threat or actual deployment of a nuclear bomb to spreading radioactive material, which is the toxic byproduct of a nuclear reaction.

Incendiary Device – An incendiary device is any mechanical, electrical, or chemical device purposely used to start a fire. A chemical agent can injure or kill by being inhaled into your lungs by breathing, by being swallowed, or through skin contact. Some examples are those that affect the nervous system, those that cause skin damage, and those that prevent your blood from absorbing oxygen.

Explosives – An explosive, commonly known as a bomb, is probably the best known device, and also the most frequently used. Bombs of every kind can cause damage, from the initial force of the explosion, from shrapnel, and from the danger of falling objects. The different weapons show their effects in different timelines. An explosion, of course, has an immediate effect on people, and a fire or the release of nuclear materials will have an effect within a few minutes.

Chemicals – Chemicals will also affect human beings very quickly, usually within an hour. On the other hand, bacteria or other biological agents will take more than a few days before people start showing symptoms of illness.

The Following will be a review of different types of weapons:

Biological

Cheap, easy to make and easily available
Hard to detect in the victim population
Great psychological damage and fear
It takes a long time for effects to show up
It may hurt the terrorists as well
People will get sick, but perhaps not many will die
They may not get much sympathy for their cause
Anthrax, Botulism toxins, Cholera, Plague, Smallpox

Nuclear

Devastating effects
Great psychological impact
Escalates an attack to all–out war
Heavy
Expensive (hundreds of millions of dollars)
Very difficult to make and to deploy
Death by nuclear explosion
Radiation burns
Radiological poisoning
Long–term effects such as cancers

Incendiary

Easy to make from home-made materials
Ignite about 75% of the time
Fire is very frightening
Unless accompanied by the effect of a bombing, the victim population knows how to deal with fire
The terrorist may destroy more property than lives
Trigger methods can be chemical, electronic, or mechanical
Delivery methods can be stationary, hand-thrown, or self-propelled

Chemical

Cheap, easy to make and easily available
Has an immediate effect
Great psychological damage (fear)
Need to have a lot to have a mass effect
Dangerous to produce and deploy for the terrorist
Mustard, Cyanide, Chlorine, Sarin

Explosive

Dramatic
Low risk
Easy to execute remote attacks
May damage both the intended group and innocent bystanders, such as babies
Not simple to make the attack covert
Over 70% of domestic terrorist incidents involve explosives
Pipe bombs, Vehicle bombs, Suicide bombs

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