TY - BOOK AU - Avery,Donald TI - Pathogens for war: biological weapons, Canadian life scientists, and North American biodefence SN - 9781442664982 AV - UG447 .P384 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Toronto [Ont. PB - University of Toronto Press KW - Biological weapons KW - Canada KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Bioterrorism KW - Prevention KW - Communicable diseases KW - Life scientists KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=682469&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -