Assessing The Biological Weapons And Bioterrorism Threat

by Milton Leitenberg

It is nearly 15 years since biological weapons (BW) have become a signifi cant national security preoccupation. This occurred primarily due to four circumstances, all of which occurred within a short span of years. The fi rst, beginning around 1990 and repeated many times in the years that followed, was the offi cial U.S. Government suggestion that proliferation of offensive BW programs among states and even "nonstate actors"--terrorist groups--was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1312319011
• ISBN13: 9781312319011
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"