Chemical, Nuclear & Biological Warfare during WWII

By Yannis Murari & Eric Breuer

ABSTRACT CHEMICAL RESULTS

Nazi Germany • 1.3 million casualties (excluding holocaust)
During the period of World War II, warfare changed and • 100.000 to 260.000 were civilians
developed drastically. Many people, military personal and
civilians were victims to the use of mass destruction
weapons. With the implementation of chemical, nuclear
and biological weapons, the way and outcome can be • Holocaust (Zyklon B)
considered in different perspectives. Many nations have • Tabun (Nerve Gas)
participated in this crime. Despite this, the main actor of
• Secret development
the second world war remains Nazi Germany, which has
many victims on their conscience, who were marginalized
because of their origin and their race. Imperial Japanese Army

INTRODUCTION
Uses of Chemical Warfare can already be found prior before • Mustard Gas (Sulfur)
World War II, such as the first World War. • Lewisite
• Inhumane testing
CONCLUSION
The first nuclear weapon was created by the U.S. during
the Second World War and was developed to be used
against the Axis powers. • The use of Chemical and Biological Weapons shaped
much of todays viewpoints on incidents that occur
nowadays.
NUCLEAR • World War II also served as a base for the creation of
Nuclear Weapons and paved the way for their use in the
future.

United States of America USSR
Hiroshima (left) & Nagasaki (right)
BIOLOGICAL REFERENCES
• https://www.pinterest.com/pin/136445063680992227/
USA: • https://www.pinterest.com/pin/259871840969812232/
➢ Facilities for the mass production of anthrax spores, brucellosis, • http://www.freeman-pedia.com/ussr/
and botulism toxins
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USA_Flag_Map.svg
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_
Imperial Japanese Army: Nagasaki#/media/File:Atomic_bombing_of_Japan.jpg
➢ Fatal Human Experiments • http://knowledgeglue.com/hidden-holocaust-remembering-12-7-
➢ Bubonic Plague Air Drop million-christians-murdered-atheist-ussr/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_warfare#Use_in_conflicts_aft
er_World_War_II
United Kingdom:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_warfare#1940s
➢ Research Programs for anthrax spores, brucellosis, and botulism toxins
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_warfare#History