2+China


 * County:** China
 * Topic:** Chemical and Biological Weapons
 * Committee:** 2
 * Name:** Tyler M
 * Period**: 3

__**Background**__ Chemical and biological weopons have been around for very long time. In medieval times they used poison arrows and diseased corpses to infect their enemies. They would poison wells and burn stuff. In the 20th century new innovations allowed for weapons of mass destruction. In world war 1 [|mustard gas] was used to kill tons of people very easily. Now it is possible to make [|anthrax] bombs to really cause massive devastation. In 1938 Japan used toxic gas against china. It was authorized for 375 different occasions by the Japanese government These weapons of mass destruction can really live up to their name. __**UN Involvement**__ The UN made a lot of states to sign treaties saying they would not make or use. Chemical weopons and one saying they wont make or use biological weapons. The UN started the convention in 1992. __**Country Policy**__ We have destroyed our chemical weapon making factories. We do anti chemical weapons training. China beleives that chemical and biological weapons should be completely abolished. We have signed and ratified the chemical weapons convention. We have also ratidied the biological weapons convention. China works hard so that if a chemical or biological weapon is used we will know what to do. __**Solutions**__ We have two solutions in mind. The first and probably the most resonable would be to take a defensive stance and take volunteers from around the world and teach them what to do in the unlikely event of a chemical or biological attack. They would be able to respond quickly by being stationed at air bases of places that are most likely to be attacked. The training would be intense but they would be able to clean up the mess before it can spread. The other solution would be to hit the countries that wont get rid of their weapons before they have a chance to use them. There might be cusualties but it could save a lot of peoples' lives. __**Bibliography**__ http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?printable=true&articleId=205395 http://www.nti.org/db/china/cbwpos.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustard_gas http://www.un.org/Depts/dda/WMD/cwc/dude