"Insects as Weapons of War, Terror, and Torture" Topic
1 Post
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please use the Complaint button (!) to report problems on the forums.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Animals Plus Board
Areas of InterestGeneral
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Recent Link
Featured Showcase Article Sometimes at a convention, you can be just dead lucky and find a real bargain.
Featured Profile Article Useful for dice trays or carrying painting supplies around.
|
Please sign in to your membership account, or, if you are not yet a member, please sign up for your free membership account.
Tango01  | 24 May 2023 9:07 p.m. PST |
"For thousands of years insects have been incorporated into human conflict, with the goals of inflicting pain, destroying food, and transmitting pathogens. Early methods used insects as "found" weapons, functioning as tactical arms (e.g., hurled nests) or in strategic habitats (e.g., mosquito-infested swamps). In the twentieth century the relationship between insects and disease was exploited; vectors were mass-produced to efficiently deliver pathogens to an enemy. The two most sophisticated programs were those of the Japanese in World War II with plague-infected fleas and cholera-coated flies and of the Americans during the Cold War with yellow fever–infected mosquitoes. With continued advances, defenses in the form of insecticides and vaccines meant that insects were no longer considered as battlefield weapons. However, in recent times sociopolitical changes have put insects back into the realm of human conflict through asymmetrical conflicts pitting combatants from nonindustrialized regions against forces from militarily and economically superior nations."
link
Armand |
|
