The Gathering Biological Warfare Storm
The Gathering Biological Warfare Storm
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In this book, ten experts detail the threats posed by bio-weapons and assess the current state of US biological defenses. They highlight the future prospects for biological warfare, bio-weapons in the Middle East, potential agroterrorism, the emerging bio-cruise missile threat, prevalent myths and likely scenarios, and the public health response. With its insights into bioterrorism, this book will be useful reading for anyone interested in national security and public health, as well as students who want to know what forms biological warfare may take and what can be done to counteract it. Recommended. All levels.
In this book, ten experts detail the threats posed by bio-weapons and assess the current state of US biological defenses. They highlight the future prospects for biological warfare, bio-weapons in the Middle East, potential agroterrorism, the emerging bio-cruise missile threat, prevalent myths and likely scenarios, and the public health response. With its insights into bioterrorism, this book will be useful reading for anyone interested in national security and public health, as well as students who want to know what forms biological warfare may take and what can be done to counteract it. Recommended. All levels.
JIM A. DAVIS, who holds a doctorate in Public Health and a degree in veterinary medicine, is Deputy Director at the USAF Counterproliferation Center. BARRY R. SCHNEIDER is Director of the USAF Counterproliferation Center at Maxwell Air Force Base and a Professor of International Relations at the Air War College.
In this book, ten experts detail the threats posed by bio-weapons and assess the current state of US biological defenses. They highlight the future prospects for biological warfare, bio-weapons in the Middle East, potential agroterrorism, the emerging bio-cruise missile threat, prevalent myths and likely scenarios, and the public health response. With its insights into bioterrorism, this book will be useful reading for anyone interested in national security and public health, as well as students who want to know what forms biological warfare may take and what can be done to counteract it. Recommended. All levels.
JIM A. DAVIS, who holds a doctorate in Public Health and a degree in veterinary medicine, is Deputy Director at the USAF Counterproliferation Center. BARRY R. SCHNEIDER is Director of the USAF Counterproliferation Center at Maxwell Air Force Base and a Professor of International Relations at the Air War College.