What are conventional weapons?
Conventional weapons are weapons that do not cause mass destruction. Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) include nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. WMD is a source of political discussion inside and between nations. Many countries have signed contracts that prohibit the use of WMD and some conventional weapons such as anti-personnel mainland and incendiary weapons.
Modern conventional weapons generally refer to weapons and chemical explosives. Weapons shoot solid projectiles that cause damage when they collide with an enemy goal. Chemical explosives can be released by infantry, reservoirs, aircraft and naval vessels and explodes to contact.
WMD are usually placed in three categories, one of which is nuclear. Nuclear weapons produce a huge amount of thermal energy on a large area by distributing or fusion of atomic cores. The only nuclear weapons used in the war were those that the United States fell into Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasakibu World War II. Many leadingThe world's powers today have nuclear weapons. The main objective of foreign policy of many of these nations is to prevent the spread or proliferation of these weapons around the world.
The second type of WMD is chemical. Chemical weapons usually release a chemical agent that is directly harmful or fatal to people in this area. They can also focus on the enemy forces of vegetation or animal life. Although many conventional weapons use chemical reactions to explode, chemical weapons do not depend on explosive power. Chemical weapons generally do not create a disaster zone as large as nuclear weapons, but are classified as WMD due to the indiscriminate nature of their effects.
The final category WMD is biological. Biological weapons include harmful life substances, usually bacteria and viruses. These weapons can be genetically created to cause specific harmful effects in the enemy. Between chemical and bioLogical weapons exist some shared properties, but because they can spread from person to humans, it has the potential to infect the entire population.
WMD are often criticized because of the disproportionate level of damage they cause when used. However, some conventional weapons are criticized for the same reasons. Despite their war effects on soldiers, anti-personnel ground mines often cripple or kill civilians after closing the conflict. Similarly, incendiary bombs designed to cover fire often cause many civilian causatities and destruction of property. For these reasons, many nations signed a Convention on some conventional weapons in Geneva in Switzerland in 1980.