biological warfare

Chronicles the events surrounding the anthrax scare that took place in the United States between 2001 and 2002, discussing how failures in judgment and a flawed understanding of the anthrax bacteria's capacity to kill caused the virus to claim the lives of five people and incite panic throughout the nation.

Contains eleven essays that offer different perspectives on issues related to biological and chemical weaponry and warfare, discussing the threats of terrorists, the risk of a bio-terrorist attack, off-shore dumping sites for chemical weapons, biological weapons being tested on citizens, and related topics.

Explores how weapons of biological and chemical warfare have been used throughout history, tracing the origins of controversial weaponry and drawing connections between the mythical worlds of Hercules and the Trojan War, and modern methods of war and terrorism.

While camping in the Adirondacks teenage best friends Doug and Loop fall in with Ernie and her belligerent brother, as a Soviet missile attack heralds the beginning of a dangerous war with biological weapons and the entire country enters a state of chaotic emergency conditions.

Dr. Lynn Nussbaumer has been asked to save the planet of All-Cradle from a deadly virus that has already killed many of its inhabitants, but first she must find a way to keep the suspicious Dedelphi leaders from taking advantage of the failing planet and brainwashing all its people.

Examines chemical and biological warfare from 1915 to 2003--also briefly discussing 1000 B.C. to 1899--describing weapon systems, defenses, controversies, and reasons specific countries develop these weapons, and presents case studies, a chronology, and an annotated resource list.

Contains twenty-three essays in which the authors examine aspects of chemical and biological warfare, discussing its history and background, the Persian Gulf and Iraq, the Chemical Weapons Convention, terrorism in the United States and abroad, and the level of preparedness in the U.S.

Discusses the history of biological and chemical warfare and presents a chronology, biographical sketches, case studies, a directory of organizations, and lists of print and nonprint resources.

This book describes the threat of biological and chemical weapons, including their history, their use, and the methods created to end their construction.

A patient escapes from a biological testing facility carrying a deadly weapon : a mutated strain of superior force that wipes out 99 percent of the world's population in hours. The survivors who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge--Mother Abigail who urges them to build a peaceful community, and Randall Flagg, who delights in chaos and violence. As both leaders gather followers and power, the survivors will have to choose between them and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity.