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200 04$aThe gathering biological warfare storm /$fedited by Jim A. Davis and Barry R. Schneider
205   $a2nd ed.
210  1$aWestport, Conn. :$cPraeger,$d2004.
210  2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing (UK),$d2024
215   $a1 online resource (272 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311 0 $a0-275-98314-5 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aContents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. U.S. Biodefense Readiness: Thoughts after September 11th; 2. Agroterrorism and Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Is the United States Prepared?; 3. Surveillance and Detection: A Public Health Response to Bioterrorism; 4. The Anthrax Terror: DOD's Number-One Biological Threat; 5. Efficacy and Safety of the Anthrax Vaccine; 6. Smallpox: A Primer; 7. The Prospects for Biological War in the Middle East; 8. Assessment of the Emerging Biocruise Threat; 9. Next Generation Bioweapons: Genetic Engineering and Biological Warfare
327   $a10. A Biological Warfare Wake-Up Call: Prevalent Myths and Likely ScenariosNotes; Index; About the Contributors
330   $aA new threat is stalking nations, as terrorist organizations and rogue states alike appear intent on acquiring and using the poor man's nuclear weapon: biological agents such as anthrax, smallpox, and plague. Attacks against Americans during the past dozen years may be an indication of more worrisome events to come. U.S. military forces in Japan were attacked in April of 1990 with botulinum toxin by the Aum Shinrikyo cult. Hundreds in Oregon were sickened with Salmonella after an attack in 1984. And small amounts of anthrax resulted in widespread panic and frequent evacuations across the Unite
606   $aBiological warfare
606   $aWar on Terrorism, 2001-
615  0$aBiological warfare.
615  0$aWar on Terrorism, 2001-
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701   $aDavis$b Jim A$01352511
701   $aSchneider$b Barry R$0661935
712 02$aUSAF Counterproliferation Center.
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906   $aBOOK
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996   $aThe gathering biological warfare storm$93181787
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