psychochemical weapon

Examples of psychochemical weapon in the following topics:

• Biological Weapons

  • Biological weapons (often termed "bio-weapons", "biological threat agents", or "bio-agents") are living organisms or replicating entities (viruses) that reproduce or replicate within their host victims.
  • Like some chemical weapons, biological weapons may also be useful as area denial weapons.
  • There is an overlap between BW and chemical warfare, as the use of toxins produced by living organisms is considered under the provisions of both the Biological Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention.
  • Toxins and psychochemical weapons are often referred to as midspectrum agents.
  • Offensive biological warfare, including the mass production, stockpiling, and use of biological weapons, was outlawed by the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).

• Subfields of Microbiology

  • Weapon microbiology: The study of those microorganisms which are being used in weapon industries.