My guess is the arrowssergeriver wrote:
My guess is bows.
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All this talk about biological weapons is interesting, but unproven. Bio weapons that are overly contagious are not useful to the user of the weapons, as it makes the area hit uninhabitable, and could have repercussions on the user through contagion, as well.
Probably the deadliest weapon in history would be the atomic bomb. While the other weapons mentioned certainly were deadly and history-makers, nothing can compare to the devastation caused by a single nuclear device (fission or fusion).
Probably the deadliest weapon in history would be the atomic bomb. While the other weapons mentioned certainly were deadly and history-makers, nothing can compare to the devastation caused by a single nuclear device (fission or fusion).
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
We aren't looking at potential.
Mankind
Malloy must go
AK and variants (AK-47, AK-74, RPK-74, AK-47U, AK-103, etc.)
Religion Is The Deadliest Weapon. It Kills Millions In The Name Of Fictitious Gods.
Was this in reference to my post? If so, we are in violent agreement.nukchebi0 wrote:
We aren't looking at potential.
The two uses of nukes have shown them to be far deadlier, per use, than any biological agents.
Naturally-occurring disease is not a weapon unless and until it is put into a controllable delivery system that allows the agent to survive and be used against someone else.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
Religion is a cause, not a weapon.RECONDO67 wrote:
Religion Is The Deadliest Weapon. It Kills Millions In The Name Of Fictitious Gods.
But your point about millions being killed in the name of it and/or it's gods is spot on, of course.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
FEOS vs Dilbert_Z
That's genocidal material right there.
That's genocidal material right there.
Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.
You didn't read the topic question. He asked what has killed the most, not what could be or is most efficient.FEOS wrote:
Was this in reference to my post? If so, we are in violent agreement.nukchebi0 wrote:
We aren't looking at potential.
The two uses of nukes have shown them to be far deadlier, per use, than any biological agents.
Naturally-occurring disease is not a weapon unless and until it is put into a controllable delivery system that allows the agent to survive and be used against someone else.
Pistol then Eryx
The nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Wikipedia is a valid source? Since when?stryyker wrote:
Disease is not a weapon? Since when?Gawwad wrote:
AK-47 or Mosin-Nagant.
Stick to weapons guys. Let's not get over creative...It's not a weapon.nighthawk843 wrote:
Disease is the greatest weapon in history. It has killed billions and will continue to do so.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_warfare
But seriously, you're definitely right.
Read the original post.deeznutz1245 wrote:
Mankind
Hmmm, I'd have to say cannons/artillery.
swords were fairly recent inventions, reserved only for the wealthy and extremely professional armies, so I find that it's hardly likely, but it's definitely a weapon that comes to mind, simply because it was the first designed principally for killing.c14u53w172 wrote:
definitely swords
My guess would be the spear of all kinds, if not the massive power of artillery.
HAH! Says who?! Ask the indians that came in contact with the Spanish...wait, most of them are died! And not by the sword, either.Gawwad wrote:
It's not a weapon.nighthawk843 wrote:
Disease is the greatest weapon in history. It has killed billions and will continue to do so.
"Cause" is another name for "political weapon." Religion is a weapon. It shoots martyrs as we speak.FEOS wrote:
Religion is a cause, not a weapon.RECONDO67 wrote:
Religion Is The Deadliest Weapon. It Kills Millions In The Name Of Fictitious Gods.
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biological warfare used in the medievel ages by throwing feces and dead animals into castle walls, the world wars when the japans unit 731 attempt to learn and use plague.Gawwad wrote:
AK-47 or Mosin-Nagant.
Stick to weapons guys. Let's not get over creative...It's not a weapon.nighthawk843 wrote:
Disease is the greatest weapon in history. It has killed billions and will continue to do so.
or getting a soldier killed by an infection. most of the time you don't need to be killed by a bullet its the infection.
ohh ya disease is a weapon...
Who are died? Make your time newbie, all your base are belong to me.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
HAH! Says who?! Ask the indians that came in contact with the Spanish...wait, most of them are died! And not by the sword, either.
Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.
I was responding to the topic title's question, which, now that I re-read the OP, is different than what the OP is asking.nukchebi0 wrote:
You didn't read the topic question. He asked what has killed the most, not what could be or is most efficient.FEOS wrote:
Was this in reference to my post? If so, we are in violent agreement.nukchebi0 wrote:
We aren't looking at potential.
The two uses of nukes have shown them to be far deadlier, per use, than any biological agents.
Naturally-occurring disease is not a weapon unless and until it is put into a controllable delivery system that allows the agent to survive and be used against someone else.
Even going with the OP question vice the topic title's question, disease (as opposed to bio-weapons) is still not a weapon, so it does not meet the criteria of the OP question.
The answer to the OP question is the machine gun, from the Maxim to the Vulcan. Hands down.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
Not all of these meet the criteria of the OP but interesting none-the-less. So sayeth the History Channel.
They’re the most lethal devices ever invented. Built for a single purpose; to end life. This programme will profile five of man’s deadliest weapons, focusing on the inventors, the battles, and the dark technology behind their lethality.
During World War I, technological advances in weaponry led to the deaths of over 8 million. One of the deadliest killers of the war was the machine gun. Steadfast commanders relied on old tactics developed for cavalry to attack this new killing machine. After the first 24 hours of the Battle of Somme, 20,000 British soldiers were mowed down behind a barrage of bullets from this new killing machine.
In World War II, the use of incendiary bombs killed hundreds of thousands of people. The RAF, under the command of "Bomber" Harris attacked the city of Dresden, Germany with incendiaries, creating a deadly firestorm that killed 50,000 in a single day.
The invention of napalm led to more effective incendiaries that literally destroyed countless Japanese cities. During two days of incendiary bombing over Japan, B-29’s dropped more than 1500 tons of incendiary bombs creating a firestorm that killed over 100,000. By the end of the war incendiary bombs had killed more people than the two atomic bombs combined.
Another deadly invention of the Second World War was the proximity fuse, or VT fuse. The proximity fuse made it possible for artillery to detonate within a predetermined range of an enemy target, a marked improvement over the contact and timed fuses used earlier in the war.
The result was increased lethality for anti-aircraft weapons and mortar shells. Developed under the utmost secrecy at the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University, the VT fuse destroyed numerous Japanese aircraft in the war for the Pacific Ocean. Later it was an effective anti-personnel weapon that killed countless Germans during the Battle of the Bulge leading General Patton to claim that it was the most important invention of the war.
There is little doubt that the deadliest weapons ever used on people were the atomic bombs, known as "Little Boy" and "Fat Man" that exploded over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki on August 9th. Over 150,000 were killed instantly, with countless others dying in the days, weeks, and months that followed.
Yet science had only scratched the surface of lethality. The atomic bomb was followed by the thermonuclear bomb. By releasing immense energy and irradiating debris, this weapon of mass destruction has the potential to kill millions.
Finally, we will profile what many believe to be the deadliest chemical agent ever created: VX nerve gas. It takes only fifty micrograms of VX to kill a person within minutes.
This deadly agent has only been used twice on people, both by Saddam Hussein, with devastating results.
Xbone Stormsurgezz
Even if you take the deaths in the Middle Ages that resulted from hurtling carcasses, feces, or whatever inside a besieged city's walls...it's still a drop in the bucket compared to the number that have been killed by the machine gun.agent146 wrote:
biological warfare used in the medievel ages by throwing feces and dead animals into castle walls, the world wars when the japans unit 731 attempt to learn and use plague.Gawwad wrote:
AK-47 or Mosin-Nagant.
Stick to weapons guys. Let's not get over creative...It's not a weapon.nighthawk843 wrote:
Disease is the greatest weapon in history. It has killed billions and will continue to do so.
or getting a soldier killed by an infection. most of the time you don't need to be killed by a bullet its the infection.
ohh ya disease is a weapon...
Infection as a result of a projectile wound is still the result of the projectile. The infection wouldn't be there without the projectile. Naturally occurring disease (which infection is) is not a weapon unless and until the germ is weaponized in a controllable delivery mechanism.
And Unit 731 was WW2, not both world wars as you implied. They certainly did their fair share of bioweapon experimentation/development in occupied China, but again...the numbers killed as compared to the numbers killed by machine gun fire is nothing.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
The S.B.D.
I've killed many an unsuspecting persons with it.
I've killed many an unsuspecting persons with it.
STD?BeerzGod wrote:
The S.B.D.
I've killed many an unsuspecting persons with it.
Xbone Stormsurgezz
Nice post Kmarion but it was not about the deadliest weapon, its about what weapon killed most people throughout history.Kmarion wrote:
Not all of these meet the criteria of the OP but interesting none-the-less. So sayeth the History Channel.They’re the most lethal devices ever invented. Built for a single purpose; to end life. This programme will profile five of man’s deadliest weapons, focusing on the inventors, the battles, and the dark technology behind their lethality.
During World War I, technological advances in weaponry led to the deaths of over 8 million. One of the deadliest killers of the war was the machine gun. Steadfast commanders relied on old tactics developed for cavalry to attack this new killing machine. After the first 24 hours of the Battle of Somme, 20,000 British soldiers were mowed down behind a barrage of bullets from this new killing machine.
In World War II, the use of incendiary bombs killed hundreds of thousands of people. The RAF, under the command of "Bomber" Harris attacked the city of Dresden, Germany with incendiaries, creating a deadly firestorm that killed 50,000 in a single day.
The invention of napalm led to more effective incendiaries that literally destroyed countless Japanese cities. During two days of incendiary bombing over Japan, B-29’s dropped more than 1500 tons of incendiary bombs creating a firestorm that killed over 100,000. By the end of the war incendiary bombs had killed more people than the two atomic bombs combined.
Another deadly invention of the Second World War was the proximity fuse, or VT fuse. The proximity fuse made it possible for artillery to detonate within a predetermined range of an enemy target, a marked improvement over the contact and timed fuses used earlier in the war.
The result was increased lethality for anti-aircraft weapons and mortar shells. Developed under the utmost secrecy at the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University, the VT fuse destroyed numerous Japanese aircraft in the war for the Pacific Ocean. Later it was an effective anti-personnel weapon that killed countless Germans during the Battle of the Bulge leading General Patton to claim that it was the most important invention of the war.
There is little doubt that the deadliest weapons ever used on people were the atomic bombs, known as "Little Boy" and "Fat Man" that exploded over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki on August 9th. Over 150,000 were killed instantly, with countless others dying in the days, weeks, and months that followed.
Yet science had only scratched the surface of lethality. The atomic bomb was followed by the thermonuclear bomb. By releasing immense energy and irradiating debris, this weapon of mass destruction has the potential to kill millions.
Finally, we will profile what many believe to be the deadliest chemical agent ever created: VX nerve gas. It takes only fifty micrograms of VX to kill a person within minutes.
This deadly agent has only been used twice on people, both by Saddam Hussein, with devastating results.
Wait behind the line ..............................................................
+1 Couldnt agree with you more on that!RECONDO67 wrote:
Religion Is The Deadliest Weapon. It Kills Millions In The Name Of Fictitious Gods.
Religion may not directly be a "weapon" but its easily the thing most people use to attack someone else about!!
edit: The most deadly weapon in the world has to be a US Marine and his Rifle! For my buddy Andrew!
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