Weapon of mass destruction: Difference between revisions

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According to Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Title 18 United States Code (USC) § 2332a, a Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) is “any destructive device defined in § 921” (2006). These weapons include any explosive, incendiary, poison gas, bomb, grenade, rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces, missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce, mine, or device similar to the above. ^[1]
Classification of agents:
- Chemical
  - Nerve agents
    - Sarin
    - Soman
    - Tabun
    - VX
- Biologic
  - Anthrax
  - Plague
  - Smallpox
  - Botulism
  - Viral hemorrhagic fever (e.g. Marburg, Ebola)
  - Tularemia
- Radiologic
  - Simple device
  - Dispersal device

Radiation exposure (disaster)
Dirty bomb
Bioterrorism
Chemical weapons
Mass shooting
Natural Disaster (e.g. Hurricane, Earthquake, Tornado, Tsunami, etc)
Unintentional large-scale incident (e.g. building collapse, train derailment, etc)
Major pandemic
Explosions

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 ==Background==
 *According to Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Title 18 United States Code (USC) § 2332a, a Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) is “any destructive device defined in § 921” (2006). These weapons include any explosive, incendiary, poison gas, bomb, grenade, rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces, missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce, mine, or device similar to the above. <ref> Cornell University School of Law https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2332a</ref>
+*Classification of agents:
+**Chemical
+***Nerve agents
+****Sarin
+****Soman
+****Tabun
+****VX
+**Biologic
+***Anthrax
+***Plague
+***Smallpox
+***Botulism
+***Viral hemorrhagic fever (e.g. Marburg, Ebola)
+***Tularemia
+**Radiologic
+***Simple device
+***Dispersal device
 ==Differential Diagnosis==