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Proof of WMD found in Syria, Bush set to invade*. |
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Reports of Tularemia use in Syria and Turkey.
Jonathan Tucker from the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Washington, DC, US
who studies the use of chemical and biological weapons, points out that there is no vaccine for tularemia and that experts
consider it a "possible or likely biological warfare agent" in the
present day.
Still,
in order to consider the rams as a true biological weapon, evidence is
needed to clearly prove that the Hittites understood the full
ramifications of these animals towards their enemies, says Mark
Wheelis, at the University of California, Davis.
"The
intent would have to be not to just freak the enemy out, but to
actually transmit disease," he explains. Until such intent to spread
disease is proven beyond a doubt, Wheelis says any theory is
speculative. More here
*Ok, well not really but I wouldn't put it past them.
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