Biological Warfare Against Crops
1st Ed. 2002 Edition
Palgrave Macmillan · Print & ebook · November 12, 2001
Until now little attention has been paid to the development of military capabilities designed to target food crops with biological warfare agents.
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- Who it’s for
- S. Whitby examines anti-crop biological warfare programmes and the controls intended to limit their risks.
- Genres
- Chemical & Biological Warfare, Agriculture & Food Policy
- Published
- Palgrave Macmillan, November 12, 2001
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Until now little attention has been paid to the development of military capabilities designed to target food crops with biological warfare agents. This book represents the first substantive study of state-run activities in this field. It shows that all biological warfare programmes have included a component concerned with the development of anti-crop biological warfare agents and munitions.
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Current concern over the proliferation of biological weapons is placed in the context of the initiative to strengthen the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. The book concludes by arguing that the risks posed by this form of warfare can be minimised, but that this would depend largely on the effective and efficient implementation of regimes concerning the peaceful use and control of plant pathogens that pose a risk to human health and the environment.
Anti-Crop Warfare
S. Whitby examines anti-crop biological warfare programmes and the controls intended to limit their risks.
Come here for
- A study of state-run anti-crop biological warfare programmes
- The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention in context
Expect
- Coverage of agents and munitions targeting food crops
- Discussion of plant pathogen controls and peaceful-use regimes
Where it sits
| Chemical & Biological Warfare | 98% |
|---|---|
| Agriculture & Food Policy | 37% |
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Publisher categories
- Politics & Government
- Environmental Science
- Authors
- S. Whitby, Simon M. Whitby
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- November 12, 2001
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Politics & Government