Bugs And Bombs: A History of the Chemical and Biological Arms Race (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

Throughout the course of human history, disease and pestilence have killed far more people than wars ever have. It was only within recent decades, however, that political and military leaders made the conscious decision to utilize disease and pestilence as weapons of war. This book is a history of the chemical and biological arms race, from its earliest beginnings in China and Greece to the gas warfare of the First World War, and from the Cold War to modern conflicts in Iraq and Syria. It also explores the applications of modern genetic engineering to warfare, the equipment necessary to defend against chemical/biological weapons, and the history of international efforts to control and eliminate these weapons of mass destruction.