Biological Weapons
Subtitle: From the Invention of State-Sponsored Programs to Contemporary Bioterrorism
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: November 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780231129428
Subjects: Arms negotiation & control; Chemical & biological weapons; History of specific subjects; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; International Relations - Arms Control; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism; Political Science / Political Freedom & Security / General; International Relations - General; Biological warfare; Bioterrorism; History
First sentence: For most of history, people have believed that the transmission of disease is a mysterious phenomenon controlled not by humans but by the gods, witchcraft, or fate.