| Biological Warfare Against Crops 2002 Edition Contributor(s): Whitby, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333920856 ISBN-13: 9780333920855 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: Until now little attention has been paid to the development of military capabilities designed to target food crops with biological warfare agents. This book represents the first substantive study of state-run activities in this field. It shows that all biological warfare programs have included a component concerned with the development of anti-crop agents and munitions. Current concern over the proliferation of biological weapons is placed in the context of the initiative to strengthen the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. The author concludes that the risks posed by this form of warfare can be minimized by implementation of regimes concerning the peaceful use and control of plant pathogens that pose a risk to human health and the environment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Biological & Chemical Warfare |
| Dewey: 358.38 |
| LCCN: 2001032130 |
| Series: Global Issues |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 5.78" W x 8.94" (1.08 lbs) 271 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Until now little attention has been paid to the development of military capabilities designed to target food crops with biological warfare agents. This book represents the first substantive study of state-run activities in this field. It shows that all biological warfare programmes have included a component concerned with the development of anti-crop biological warfare agents and munitions. Current concern over the proliferation of biological weapons is placed in the context of the initiative to strengthen the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. The book concludes by arguing that the risks posed by this form of warfare can be minimised, but that this would depend largely on the effective and efficient implementation of regimes concerning the peaceful use and control of plant pathogens that pose a risk to human health and the environment. |