Weapons of Mass Destruction: The No-Nonsense Guide to Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons Today - Hardcover

9780297830917: Weapons of Mass Destruction: The No-Nonsense Guide to Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons Today
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THE EXPERTS AGREE:
Within 10 years a nuclear warhead will devastate a major city.
This is not a movie outline, but the sober consensus among intelligence analysts.


Our vulnerability to attack by weapons of mass destruction has never been greater. The Cold War may be over, but every day rogue regimes and developing superpowers are building up arsenals of chemical, biological, and nuclear arms. While everything from anthrax to botulism to dirty bombs poses a threat, most of us are ignorant of the clear and present danger. Get to "know thy enemy" with this overview of the current world situation, written by a journalist specializing in defense issues. From the mustard gas of World War I to the mushroom clouds of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to Hussein's gassing of Iraqui Kurds, review the methodology and motivation behind historic attacks. Riveting accounts of the current crisis--from terrorist access to discarded stockpiles of deadly germs, to the potentially lethal nuclear one-upmanship between India and Pakistan, to North Korea's renewed commitment to proliferation--make it clear that long after the Iraq situation is resolved, weapons of mass destruction will remain a threat to our national security and world stability.

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About the Author:
Robert Hutchinson is a leading defence analyst, formerly of Jane's Information Group and the Press Association. He is an advisor to a number of parliamentary committees.
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'The list is endless, the facts mind-boggling, the potential horror terrifying - a compelling page-turner.' GUN MART (Nov 2003) 'The book is both historical and analytical ... [the author] admits that his book makes 'grim reading' but however grim it describes the world we live in, the evils we have to fight.' CONTEMPORARY REVIEW (June 2003) 'A timely and shocking book that retraces the grim history of weapons of mass destruction. Roert Hutchinson cuts through the technical jargon to explain why these weapons, be they nuclear, biological or chemical, pose such a deadly threat to us all - today more than ever ... An astonishing book that offers a real glimpse of Pandora's Box.' ***** ('essential') EYE SPY 'Book of the Month', issue 17 'Hutchinson paints an alarming picture of just how the world could end... The book offers a good overall history of the subject... and provides some splendid nuggets of oddity... A good, readable guide to a very unpleasant subject' FORTEAN TIMES (July 2003)

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  • PublisherWeidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd
  • Publication date2003
  • ISBN 10 0297830910
  • ISBN 13 9780297830917
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number2
  • Number of pages320
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