Biosecurity: Preventing Biological Warfare (Military Engineering in Action)

Type

Book

Authors

Earle Rice

ISBN 10

0766075435

ISBN 13

9780766075436

Tags

Military, Biology, Technology

Description

What is bioterrorism and how can the United States prepare and defend itself from this threat? Readers will learn about the history of biological warfare and terrorismfrom ancient to medieval to modern times. Stories of a salmonella cult attack, a smallpox outbreak war game to test the nations readiness for a biological attack, and biosecurity breaches in Tokyo describe some of the nations experiences with biological warfare. Through informative text, full-color photos, and fact boxes, this book details US Army training against bioweapons, the future of biosecurity, and the prevention of bioweapon proliferation in the global community. - from Amzon

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