Bracing for Armageddon? the science and politics of bioterrorism in America

This primer for the general reader discusses the science behind potential bioterrorist attacks, revealing what could happen, what is likely to happen, and what almost certainly will not happen. He reviews likely threats (from agroterrorism to a poisoning of the water supply), plus the lethal agents...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clark, William R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2008, 2008
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This primer for the general reader discusses the science behind potential bioterrorist attacks, revealing what could happen, what is likely to happen, and what almost certainly will not happen. He reviews likely threats (from agroterrorism to a poisoning of the water supply), plus the lethal agents on the CDC's bioterrorism list
Physical Description:xii, 211 p. ill
ISBN:9780199868537