What are the real risks?
A new book for concerned citizens:
Chemical and Biological
Warfare
Find out more about the book and the issues surrounding chemical and
biological warfare in an insightful interview with Eric Croddy link
here.
It's now clear that certain groups around the world are fabricating,
stockpiling, and unfortunately using chemical and biological armaments. Words
that in the not-too-distant past were obscure and seldom heard -- anthrax,
smallpox, sarin -- have become impossible to avoid.
Without playing on fears, Eric Croddy, author of the new book Chemical and
Biological Warfare, uses his extensive knowledge of the technology and history
of chemical and biological warfare (CBW) to provide a comprehensive run-down of
key CBW agents with thorough explanations of their characteristics and their
effects on humans. The book also provides a realistic overview of what can be
done to address threats of CBW attacks, including extensive discussions of how
vaccines have been and should be used. Croddy carefully analyzes the changing
tactics of terrorists, and the role CBW armaments may play in their plans and
gives an up-to-date assessment of the current state of CBW proliferation -- who
has these weapons, and who is likely to use them.
In clear, non-alarmist language, Croddy provides a detailed survey of the key
issues related to chemical and biological warfare. For the reader who wants
solid and level-headed information on the current state of CBW affairs and the
likelihood of proliferation, this is an indispensable volume.
Eric Croddy is a Senior Research Associate at the Monterey Institute of
International Studies in Monterey, California. His area of focus is chemical and
biological warfare, and his research has taken him to the Far East and the
former Soviet Union. He is a sought-after expert on CBW weapons, and has
discussed armaments issues on CBS, The Fox News Network, and National Public
Radio; he has also written extensively for Jane's Intelligence Review.
Further Information:
For and insightful interview with Eric Croddy link here.
If you would like to interview Mr. Croddy, please contact Katharine Smalley
at Copernicus Books: katharine@copernicusbooks.com
or phone USA 212-228-0175, Ext. 216
Purchasing Information:
Eric Croddy
Chemical and Biological Warfare
2001. Hardcover, 320 pp. £17.00; $27.50; Euro 29.95. (net price); DM 64.09
ISBN 0-387-95076-1
Contact: Joan Robinson
Tel. +49-6221-4878130 or FAX +49-6221-4878141 (in Germany),
or e-mail: robinson@springer.de
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