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Britain and Biological Warfare by B. Balmer

Britain and Biological Warfare

Expert Advice and Science Policy, 1930-65

B. Balmer, Brian Balmer

Palgrave Macmillan · Print & ebook · August 31, 2001

From fear of sabotage on the London Underground to the first anthrax bomb and massive outdoor tests, Britain and Biological Warfare tells the largely untold history of biological weapons research and policy in the UK.

Chemical & Biological Warfare20th-Century BritainArms Control & Security
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Who it’s for
Britain’s germ-warfare policy emerges through declassified records and scientific advisers.
Genres
Chemical & Biological Warfare, 20th-Century Britain, Arms Control & Security
Published
Palgrave Macmillan, August 31, 2001

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About this book

From fear of sabotage on the London Underground to the first anthrax bomb and massive outdoor tests, Britain and Biological Warfare tells the largely untold history of biological weapons research and policy in the UK. Drawing on recently declassified documents, this book charts the secret history of germ warfare policy from the 1930s to the mid-1960s.

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Britain and Biological Warfare explores the role of independent advisors in shaping one of the most significant biological warfare research programmes in history.

Germ-Warfare Policy

Britain’s germ-warfare policy emerges through declassified records and scientific advisers.

Come here for

  • UK policy from the 1930s to the mid-1960s
  • Independent advisers’ role in shaping biological-warfare research

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  • The first anthrax bomb
  • Massive outdoor tests

Where it sits

Chemical & Biological Warfare99%
20th-Century Britain48%
Arms Control & Security48%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • History
  • Politics & Government
Authors
B. Balmer, Brian Balmer
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Published
August 31, 2001
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
History