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<p><P>Since September 11th, the threat of a bioterrorist attack—massive, lethal, and unpreventable—has hung in the air over America. <b>Bracing for Armageddon?</b> offers a vividly written primer for the general reader, shedding light on the science behind potential bioterrorist attacks and revealing what could happen, what is likely to happen, and what almost certainly will not happen. <br> The story opens with a riveting account of a bioterrorism scenario commissioned by the U.S. government. Using this doomsday tableau as a springboard, Clark reviews a host of bioterrorist threats (from agroterrorism to a poisoning of the water supply) and examines not only the worst-case menace of genetically engineered pathogens, but also the lethal agents on the CDC's official bioterrorism list, including Smallpox, Anthrax, Plague, Botulism, and Ebola. His overview of attempted bioterrorist attacks to date—such as the failed Aum Shinrikyo attempts in 1995 in Japan and the Anthrax attack in the US following 9/11—bolstered by interviews with a range of experts—shows why virtually all of these attempts have failed. Indeed, he demonstrates that a successful bioterrorism at
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- Author
- William R Clark, 1938-
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780190450625
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Medical, Political Science
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