Bioterror and Biowarfare

A Beginner's Guide

Malcolm R. Dando

• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN: 9781780741338
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Arms Control
• Index: Politics & International Relations

In an age where anthrax can be produced in a garage and multilateral agreements among nations seem ever harder to reach, the threat of biowarfare could rapidly spiral out of control. In this authoritative guide, international expert Malcolm Dando inspects the evidence rarely made available to the public, providing a comprehensive account of what biological weapons are and their prevalence throughout the world. From the history of biowarfare development programmes to the current state of weapons stockpiles, Dando takes care to include what he believes is necessary to reduce the availability and potency of biological agents in the future. Examining the backdrop of legislative wrangling and failed international agreements, this well-argued work interweaves politics and technology to reveal the reality behind this twenty-first century menace.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• List of tables
• List of figures
• Preface
• one bioterror: threat and response
• two biological warfare before 1945
• three biological warfare 1945–72
• four biological warfare 1972–2004
• five biological agents
• six the impact of the biotechnology revolution
• seven attack scenarios today
• eight the web of prevention
• nine the failure of arms control
• ten conclusion: the future?
• Appendix 1 appeal on biotechnology, weapons and humanity
• Appendix 2 the biological and toxin weapons convention
• Index