Biological Warfare
Biological warfare is the tactic of using poisonous substances to subdue or kill mass amounts of soldiers or civilians. Learn about various types of bio-weapons and the precautions being taken to minimize their impact.
Watch Your Six: Military Jet Pictures
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Does Army experience help your civilian career?
How NCO Professional Development Ribbons Work
How Army Reconnaissance Jobs Work
5 Countries That Ditched Their Military Forces
Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers Risk All to Save Lives
How Camp X Worked
Anatomy of an Underwater Explosion
Why does fertilizer explode?
Can You Really Outrun an Explosion?
HowStuffWorks Illustrated: Two Legal Gun Modifications
Gun Pictures
What's the world's smallest gun?
Are robots replacing human soldiers?
Top 5 Sci-fi Weapons that Might Actually Happen
Can drones replace fighter jets?
Submarine Pictures
How the Zumwalt Class Destroyer Works
How Aircraft Carriers Work
10 Financial Tips for Preparing for Deployment
How Military Video Conferencing Works
Why a Draft Would Weaken the U.S. Military
Is war murder?
When and why did we invent war?
10 Insane Disguises That Actually Worked
Does the U.S. Military Maintain Secret Underwater Bases?
How Code Breakers Work
YOU Can Drive a Tank!
Is the army testing an invisible tank?
AMX-13 Light Tank
Learn More
A gas mask alone won't protect you if enemies lob this chemical weapon at you. Why did so many soldiers learn this the hard way during World War I?
By Josh Briggs
Sure, llamas are our friends. But little did we know that these fuzzy, camel-like creatures might save us all should the End come in the form of a biological attack.
By Julia Layton
The 2001 anthrax attacks, the first bioterrorist attacks in the United States, took five lives. Mail was stopped in several cities and it cost more than $1 billion to clean up the spores. So where does the U.S. stand if it's attacked again?
Advertisement
There have been several anthrax scares in the U.S. since 9/11. Find out where anthrax bacteria comes from, how it infects people and how doctors treat it.
The Vietnam War occurred decades ago, but one of its legacies lingers on in Vietnamese soil and the U.S. court system. How did this defoliant do so much damage?
Exposure to this nerve agent in minuscule amounts is enough to kill several human beings.
By John Donovan
It may make you run. It may make you throw up. It will definitely make you cry. It's tear gas, and it's no fun to be hit with.
By Robert Lamb