The Eleventh Plague

This introduction to the science and politics of biological and chemical warfare describes what such weapons are and what their effects can be, as well as how they have been developed and tested. The focus is on biological weapons, which may reproduce and be contagious.

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The Eleventh Plague describes what biological and chemical weapons are and what their effects can be; how they have been developed and tested; and what treaties and political strategies, if any, can lessen the danger of them being used. Recent events such as the crisis over Iraq make this a very timely book.