political crises
type: Concept
narrower: biological weapons

biological weapons
type: Concept
narrower: botulinum toxins
narrower: plague
narrower: tularemia
narrower: smallpox
narrower: anthrax
broader: political crises
broader: weapons of mass destruction
broader: weapons
definition: Biological warfare, or germ warfare, as it is often called, is the use of biological agents in the form of toxins, bacteria, rickettsia, viruses, or fungi to incapacitate or kill an individual, a specific group of people, or an entire population. Biological warfare may also be used on livestock or crops to affect the food supply and therefore indirectly affect the survival of a population. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crisis Management; Biological Weapons]

botulinum toxins
type: Concept
broader: biological weapons

plague
type: Concept
broader: biological weapons

tularemia
type: Concept
broader: biological weapons

smallpox
type: Concept
broader: biological weapons

anthrax
type: Concept
broader: biological weapons

weapons of mass destruction
type: Concept
narrower: biological weapons

weapons
type: Concept
narrower: biological weapons

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: biological weapons