Description
An accessible and up-to-date examination of one of the most important dangers facing the world today.
In the light of recent terrorist acts, the danger of biological attacks is in the forefront of people's minds. In this fully revised and updated edition, leading science writer Wendy Barnaby rationally assesses the threat. She lists the countries that have developed these weapons, flouting international conventions, and warns that easily accessible scientific know-how poses a proliferation nightmare.
Bringing a much-needed historical perspective to bear, she delves into the past to uncover the development of biological weapons, what effect they would have and how they have been exploited to devastating effect.
The Plague Makers concludes with a wake-up call to complacent governments and scientists to tackle this all-too-real threat to people's lives.
ISBN:9781904132103 
