Bioweapons: The History, The Present and The Future

Bioweapons are living microbes and microbial toxins used as weapons. They have been used in war, terrorist attacks and political assassination attempts. They are more topical today than ever.

This book gives a broad overview over biological weapons throughout history to present day. We learn about how Scythians used snakes to poison their arrows, how smallpox was used against Aboriginal Americans during the Seven Years’ War, and Japan’s gruesome warfare in China before and during World War I...