Pathogens for war biological weapons, Canadian life scientists, and North American biodefence / Donald Avery.
Material type: TextPublication details: Toronto [Ont. : University of Toronto Press, (c)2013.; (Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, (c)2013).Description: 1 online resource (x, 410 pages) : illustrations, digital fileContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781442664982
- UG447 .P384 2013
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Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- 1 Canada's Role in Allied Biological Warfare Planning in the Second World War -- 2 Bioweapons in the Cold War: Scientific Research, Civil Defence, and International Controversy -- 3 Operational Biological Weapons and Alliance Cooperation, 1955-1969 -- 4 Canada and BW Disarmament: National and International Developments, 1968-1975 -- 5 Triple Threats: Biowarfare, Terrorism, and Pandemics, 1970-1985 -- 6 Preventing Germ Warfare in the Age of the Biotechnology Revolution -- 7 Biodefence after 9/11: Old Problems and New Directions Conclusion -- List of Biological Agents and Toxins -- Biographical Profile of Key Biowarfare Scientists -- Glossary of terms.
Explores how Canada and its allies have attempted to deal with the threat of germ warfare since WWII. Avery investigates the relationship between bioweapons, poison gas, and nuclear devices, as well as the connection beetween bioattacks and natural disease pandemics.
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