2007-08-16 09:24:04 · 12 answers · asked by Gudovac 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
One is chemical one is biological. Hope that clears it up for you!
2007-08-16 09:31:28 · answer #1 · answered by tlcbaotou 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A chemical weapon is a chemical like saran or nerve gas and kills in short order by a toxic reaction. Biological weapons are organisms that cause disease and usually take much longer. They tend to be more debilitating because they remove combatants to treat the affected people whereas a chemical weapon that causes immediate death only affects those exposed and does not drawn down numbers because of the caregivers. Nuclear radioactivity would be a chemical weapon that can cause longterm effects.
2007-08-16 16:35:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chemical weapons are inorganic (non-living), while biological weapons are organic (living organisms).
Chemical weapons are human made. There are different types: choking agents (chlorine, phosgene, tear gas), blister agents (mustard), blood agents (cyanide), and nerve agents (tabun, sarin, VX). Chemical agents can be persistent (long lasting) or non-persistent (short term effectiveness).
Biological weapons occur in nature, developed with increased lethality and/or transmissibility. Either viruses or bacteria is used to infect people. The danger to humans to that bio weapons can be transmitted to other people aside those originally infected. For several bio weapons, vaccines are available. There are no vaccines for chemical agents, but there are antidotes.
2007-08-16 17:40:17 · answer #3 · answered by wichitaor1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chemical weapons are just that--weapons that have chemicals in them, like acid or tear gas.
Biological weapons, on the other hand, are weapons that have biological agents in them--like a bomb that explodes and spreads smallpox germs all over the place. Both will kill you in various messy, unpleasant ways.
2007-08-16 16:35:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chemicals affect you,
biologicals infect you.
Burns and blisters vs. illness, bloodborne pathogens etc.
g-day!
2007-08-16 21:49:36 · answer #5 · answered by Kekionga 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chemical is nerve gas, mustard gas, other man made ect. Bio, is working with germs and other diseases in the lab with intent to spread the disease to do harm to masses.
2007-08-16 16:42:07 · answer #6 · answered by schneider2294@sbcglobal.net 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chemical weapons are inert and cause damage to the body and death by chemicals.
Biological weapons are living things like bacteria and viruses that cause death by disease.
2007-08-16 16:27:21 · answer #7 · answered by gabluesmanxlt 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Chemical weapons use, well, chemicals: Nerve agents, blood agents, blister agents, etc.
Biological weapons use pathogens: Anthrax, Cholera, etc.
2007-08-16 16:26:47 · answer #8 · answered by BDZot 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Chemical weapons kill you.
Biological weapons kill you and make you turn grey.
2007-08-16 16:27:48 · answer #9 · answered by Gravedigger 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
chemical weapons are not living organisms, such as nerve gas.
Biological weapons are diseases such as bacteria that cause plague.
2007-08-16 16:27:58 · answer #10 · answered by regerugged 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋