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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
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Summary

biological warfare ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,432 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: warfare[2]
  • Commons category: Biological warfare[3]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Biological warfare[4]
  • Different from: biological pest control[5]
  • History of topic: history of biological warfare[6]
  • Uses: biological weapon[7]

Why It Matters

biological warfare has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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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. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0436258-biologicka-valka
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0436258-biologicka-valka, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  2. 21w 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 */ Yso id: 27850, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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