1995, ISBN: 0826412580

Not so long ago, scientists worked towards eradicating viruses and plagues -- seeking to prolong and protect human life. Today, scientists are stockpiling viruses for military use. And, e… Mehr…

Not so long ago, scientists worked towards eradicating viruses and plagues -- seeking to prolong and protect human life. Today, scientists are stockpiling viruses for military use. And, even more terrifying, they have developed new plagues and super-viruses that are resilient to treatment. Ostensibly for defense purposes, these weapons put civilians at risk.Among this book's revelations is information about the Soviet government's successful development of a combination of smallpox and Ebola. Wendy Barnaby also discusses how the U.S. and South Africa have separately funded biological weapons research targeting specific ethnic groups. Barnaby uncovers startling evidence that scientists and politicians are complacent about the threats that biological weapons pose. Wantonly flouting international safeguards, laboratories around the world continue to endanger the human population.With the breakdown of the former Soviet Union and the unhalted growth of Iraq's germ warfare program, biological weapons are increasingly available to organizations hostile to the West. The sarin nerve gas attack by Japan's Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult in 1995 was a comparatively contained example of biological weaponry's deadly potential.Barnaby's accessible and sobering assessment of biological warfare will stimulate a much-needed dialogue between governments and the public they are putting at risk. arms control,biological and chemical,biological sciences,biotechnology,engineering,history,humanities,international and world politics,international relations,military Biotechnology, Continuum International Publishing Group<

ISBN: 0826412580

As chief executive of News International, Rupert Murdoch controls a global media empire which boasts some of the major players in newspapers, television, publishing and the movie business… Mehr…

As chief executive of News International, Rupert Murdoch controls a global media empire which boasts some of the major players in newspapers, television, publishing and the movie business. In the English-speaking world, and increasingly in untapped but potentially lucrative markets such as China, he wields an influence as political kingmaker second to none. arms control,biological and chemical,biological sciences,biotechnology,engineering,history,humanities,international and world politics,international relations,military Biotechnology, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc<

2000, ISBN: 0826412580

goed, New York : Continuum, 2000., New rev. ed. Paperback. 208 p. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0826412580

2000, ISBN: 0826412580

goed, New York : Continuum, 2000., New rev. ed. Paperback. 208 p. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0826412580