Pathogens for War
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Pathogens for War

Biological Weapons, Canadian Life Scientists, and North American Biodefence

  1. 448 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Pathogens for War

Biological Weapons, Canadian Life Scientists, and North American Biodefence

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Pathogens for War explores how Canada and its allies have attempted to deal with the threat of germ warfare, one of the most fearful weapons of mass destruction, since the Second World War.

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Year
2017
ISBN
9781442664982
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. 1 Canada’s Role in Allied Biological Warfare Planning in the Second World War
  5. 2 Bioweapons in the Cold War: Scientific Research, Civil Defence, and International Controversy
  6. 3 Operational Biological Weapons and Alliance Cooperation, 1955–1969
  7. 4 Canada and BW Disarmament: National and International Developments, 1968–1975
  8. 5 Triple Threats: Biowarfare, Terrorism, and Pandemics, 1970–1985
  9. 6 Preventing Germ Warfare in the Age of the Biotechnology Revolution
  10. 7 Biodefence after 9/11: Old Problems and New Directions
  11. Conclusion
  12. List of Biological Agents and Toxins
  13. Biographical Profile of Key Biowarfare Scientists
  14. Notes
  15. Glossary of Terms
  16. Note on Sources
  17. Primary Sources
  18. Index