A Higher Form of Killing
The Secret History of Chemical and Biological Warfare
by Jeremy Paxman
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The book begins with the first devastating battlefield use of lethal gas in World War I, and then investigates the stockpiling of biological weapons during World War II and in the decades afterward as well as the inhuman experiments conducted to test their effectiveness. This updated edition includes a new Introduction and a new final chapter exposing frightening developments in recent years, including the black market that emerged in chemical and biological weapons following the breakup of the Soviet Union, the acquisition of these weapons by various Third World states, the attempts of countries such as Iraq to build up arsenals, and the use of these weapons in terrorist attacks.
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A Higher Form of Killing: The Secret History of Chemical and Biological Warfare
August 6, 2002, Random House Trade Paperbacks
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A Higher Form of Killing: The Secret Story of Chemical and Biological Warfare
August 1990, Farrar Straus & Giroux (Tx)
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