The release of nerve gas in the Tokyo subways, the spread of biological weapons, and the anthrax attack of 2001 in the United States demonstrate that not only i

In recent years, substantial efforts have been initiated to develop new drugs, vaccines, and other medical interventions against biological agents that could be

In both the popular imagination and among lawmakers and national security experts, there exists the belief that with sufficient motivation and material resource

Biological weapons have threatened U.S. national security since at least World War II. Historically, however, the U.S. military has neglected research, developm

This publication gives a history of biological warfare (BW) from the prehistoric period through the present, with a section on the future of BW. The publication