Biological warfare : opposing viewpoints

Biological warfare : opposing viewpoints / William Dudley, book editor.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dudley, William, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Greenhaven Press, 2003.
Series:Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Subjects:
Biological warfare.
World politics > 21st century.
Bioterrorism.
Table of Contents:
  • Biological agents can be made into weapons of mass destruction / Scott P. Layne and Michael H. Sommer
  • Biological agents should not be considered weapons of mass destruction / Gregg Easterbrook
  • Biological weapons pose a serious danger to Americans / Tara O'Toole and Donald A. Henderson
  • Americans should not be overly worried about biological weapons / Henry I. Miller and Sherri Ferris
  • Anthrax is a serious threat / Sallie Baliunas
  • The threat of anthrax has been exaggerated / Steven Milloy
  • Foreign terrorist groups and rogue nations are a serious biological warfare threat / Frank J. Cilluffo
  • Domestic terrorists constitute a potentially serious biological warfare threat / Jessica Stern
  • Russian research programs are a potential wellspring of biological weapons proliferation / Wendy Orent
  • American research programs are a potential wellspring of biological weapons proliferation / Edward Hammond
  • The United States must spend more on high-tech defenses against biological warfare / David Stipp
  • Spending more on high-tech defenses will not protect Americans against biological warfare / Katherine Eban
  • Reforms of public health laws are necessary to combat bioterrorism / Lawrence O. Gostin
  • Proposed law reforms to combat bioterrorism jeopardize civil liberties / Twila Brase
  • All Americans should be vaccinated against smallpox / Louis Warren
  • Not all Americans need to be vaccinated against smallpox / Steven Black
  • A voluntary smallpox vaccination program is best / Paul W. Ewald
  • The United States should accept the Biological Weapons Convention protocol / Council for a Livable World
  • The United States should reject the Biological Weapons Convention protocol / John R. Bolton
  • Nuclear deterrence can prevent biological warfare / David G. Gompert
  • Nuclear deterrence should not be used to prevent biological warfare / Thomas Graham Jr.
  • All known stocks of the smallpox virus should be destroyed / Donald A. Henderson and Frank Fenner
  • Known stocks of the smallpox virus should be retained for research / Joshua Micah Marshall.

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