The Biology of Doom: The History of America's Secret Germ Warfare Project

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The first book to expose the true story of Americas secret program to create biological weapons of mass destruction. From anthrax to botulism from smallpox to Ebola the threat of biological destruction is rapidly overtaking our collective fear of atomic weaponry. In an era when a lone fanatic could wipe out an entire population with the contents of a small vial the specter of germ warfare has moved into a prominent position in the publics mind. This riveting narrative traces Americas own covert biological weapons program from its origins in World War II to its abrupt cancellation in 1969. This project at its peak employed 5 000 people tested pathogens on 2 000 live human volunteers and conducted open-air tests on American soil. The U.S. government appropriated research from Japanese experiments on Chinese civilians thus benefiting from one of the twentieth centurys greatest atrocities; sprayed its own cities with bacterial aerosols; and stockpiled millions of bacterial bombs for instant deployment. Yet surprisingly almost nothing has been published about this project until now. In light of Americas increasing surveillance and condemnation of foreign biological weapons programs this expos of Americas own dangerous Cold War secret is both fascinating and shocking.