• Technological Developments on Weapons of Mass Destruction

     

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Published: 25.01.2005.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Technological Developments on Weapons of Mass Destruction', 1.
  • Essays 'Technological Developments on Weapons of Mass Destruction', 2.
Extract

The earliest forms of WMD's were developed by the ancient Greek hero Hercules after he slew the multiheaded Hydra. Adrienne Major argues that
"...by stepping his arrows in the monsters venom, Hercules created the first biological weapons."
Toxic arrows were the terror weapons of the Bronze Age.
Adrienne Major states that
"Almost as soon as they were created, poison weapons set the motion of the relentless train of tragedies for Hercules and the Greeks - not to mention their enemies the Trojans."
Even the rulers of ancient India used any means necessary in the Arthashastra, the Brahman…

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