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Development and Prevention of Bioterrorism
March 23, 2005
Jeanne Guillemin sociologist, writer
Jonathan A. King professor, biology, MIT

Lecturing from her book Biological Weapons: From the Invention of State-Sponsored Programs to Contemporary Bioterrorism, Jeanne Guillemin explores the circumstances under which governments have undertaken major biological weapons programs and explains why such weapons were never deployed in a major conflict. What can contemporary policy-makers learn about deterring the use of such weapons? How can we contain their proliferation? How can we protect against the risks they create?

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Image of Biological Weapons: From the Invention of State-Sponsored Programs to Contemporary Bioterrorism
Author: Jeanne Guillemin
Publisher: Columbia University Press (2006)
Binding: Paperback, 256 pages
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