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Like nuclear weapons, chemical and biological agents can kill hundreds--if not millions--of people. Less than one hundred years ago, these weapons were mainly agents of war. More recently, civilians have also been the target of these substances. <p>What can people do to guard against the harmful effects of these deadly weapons? Protective gear, such as gas masks and special suits, is often effective. Sometimes specific preventive measures, such as vaccines, are available. The U.S. government has determined that its soldiers may be in danger of attack from a biological agent--the bacteria that cause anthrax, a deadly disease. Now U.S. military personnel are vaccinated against anthrax.</p> <p>Chemical and Biological Weapons in Our Times begins by describing a terrorist attack--the 1995 use of the nerve poison sarin in the Tokyo subways. Will terrorists successfully use chemical or biological weapons to murder hundreds or thousands of people? Maybe yes, maybe no. Author Herbert M. Levine presents both sides of the argument. It is true, for example, that with some knowledge and the proper materials and equipment, some of these harmful agents aren't that difficult to make, but the manuf

Author

Levine, Herbert M.

Publisher

New York: Franklin Watts

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780531118528

Subjects

Military, Children'S, History