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Bio Warfare in 21st Century

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Malcom Dando writes a clear review of public assertions fo the impact of BW (UN, SIPRI, etc.); then augments this with a review of military literature, some remarkably considered still classified by the proponent.

The author presents different biotech methods and research endeavors to display potential pathways of acquiring BW agents. Finally the book resolves this with a discussion of verification approaches.

The author succeeds in most places, but fails in one critical area - a military comprehension of BW. As the author is a biologist that has focused his attentions towards disarment issues - this is not unexpected, and common with the much of the disarment-based CBW literature. Thus there is some bluring between the lines of public health diseases and technologies, and those of peculiar interest to military endeavors.

For a person not familiar with past BW activities, and biotechnologies, and disarmament efforts, this would make a good primer - the authors intent being reasonably achieved.