The Dark World of Bacteriological Warfare and 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? Written by three senior journalists from The New York Times and other media outlets, the author has conducted extensive research and, based on a wealth of firsthand materials provided by experts, scientists, military officers, current and former government officials, and others, the book "Biological Warfare – The Dark World of Biochemical Weapons" 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-scale biological time bombs; how they secretly produced and tested promising biological weapons; In the 1960s, how the U.S. military attempted to carry out a biological weapons attack on Cuba; how the former Soviet Union's biological weapons program was vast in scale, and how it tested, stored, and destroyed large quantities of anthrax bacteria and smallpox virus; how Iraq rapidly produced and stored thousands of gallons of anthrax and botulinum toxin in a short period; how countries like Iraq tried to recruit trained scientists skilled in biological warfare; how the Rajneesh cult carried out an attack using toxic mushrooms in Oregon, U.S., causing multiple poisoning incidents; and how biochemical warriors have fought throughout history, and so on. 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.