Bacteriological Warfare (The Dark World of Biological Weapons)

Author: Judith
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: Are you interested in what biological weapons are? Do you want to know the behind-the-scenes story of the development of biological weapons? The book "Biological Warfare – The Dark World of Biochemical Weapons," written by three senior journalists from The New York Times and other media outlets, is based on extensive research and the vast amount of first-hand materials provided by experts, scientists, military officers, current and former government officials, etc. It reveals the horrifying truth behind biological weapons through detailed evidence. Open this book, and you will discover the following little-known facts: In the 1950s, how American scientists developed small biological time bombs; how they secretly produced and tested promising biological weapons; In the 1960s, how the U.S. military attempted to launch a biological weapons attack on Cuba; how the former Soviet Union's biological weapons program was as vast as it was in terms of scale, and how it tried to develop, store, and destroy large quantities of anthrax bacteria and smallpox virus; How Iraq produced and stored thousands of gallons of anthrax and botulinum toxin in a short period; How Iraq and some other countries tried to recruit trained scientists skilled in biological warfare; How the Rajneeshpuram cult used poisonous mushrooms to attack in Oregon, U.S., causing many people to be poisoned; And how bio-warriors of all times have fought, and much more. This book is rich in information and authoritative. In today's world where the threat of biological weapons exists, it is a book worth reading. The book has topped The New York Times bestseller list.