MILH480  - Special Topic: Military History

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WINTER 2011 TOPIC: HISTORY OF BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WARFARE: This course orients students to an unthinkable dimension — one in which the use of chemical and biological weapons is a given. The potential threat from hostile countries and terrorist organizations is examined with a view toward recognition and a range of countermeasures (including quarantine). Discussed within the course are the nature of chemical and biological agents, historical uses of chemical and biological weapons, how biological diseases (and which ones) have been or could be used as weapons, current issues concerning the use of chemical and biological weapons, and why these types of weapons are often called the “poor man’s nuclear weapon”. This course is a one-time offering on an area of special interest and may be applied to fulfill major course requirements or electives. (Prerequisite - HIST300/HS334 for History and Military History majors only).

 

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