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biological warfare

use of biological toxins or infectious agents with the intent to kill as an act of war
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biological warfare

Summary

biological warfare ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,391 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • biological warfare is a type of warfare[2].
  • biological warfare's Commons category is recorded as Biological warfare[3].
  • biological warfare's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Biological warfare[4].
  • biological warfare's different from is recorded as biological pest control[5].
  • biological warfare's history of topic is recorded as history of biological warfare[6].
  • biological warfare's uses is recorded as biological weapon[7].

Body

Definition and Type

biological warfare is a type of warfare[2].

Why It Matters

biological warfare ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,391 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Shirō Ishii

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → warfare
    Topic's main category → Category:Biological warfare
    Uses → biological weapon
    Uses → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27850, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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