Scenarios about 'biological weapons'
Biological weapons are infectious agents or toxins deliberately used to cause illness or death in humans, animals, or plants as an act of warfare or terrorism. Their development spans from ancient practices of contaminating water supplies to sophisticated modern bioengineered pathogens, with international efforts to prohibit their use culminating in the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention. In alternate history scenarios, biological warfare often serves as a pivotal element that dramatically alters military outcomes, population demographics, or geopolitical power structures.
What If The Biological Weapons Convention Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention was never ratified, leaving biological warfare capabilities unregulated through the Cold War and into the modern era.
What If The Geneva Protocol Was Never Signed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1925 Geneva Protocol banning chemical and biological weapons was never agreed upon, potentially leading to unrestricted chemical warfare throughout the 20th century.