In this essential guide to the past, present and future of bio-warfare, international security expert Malcolm Dando draws a wealth of experience and research to uncover the truth about the alarming failure of international community to place effective curbs on the use of this deadly weapon.

one bio terror: threat and response; two biological warfare before 1945; three biological warfare 1945-72; four biological warfare 1972-2004; five biological agents; six the impact of the biotechnology revolution; seven attack scenarios today; eight the web of prevention; nine the failure of arms control; ten conclusion: the future?; Appendix 1 appeal on biotechnology, weapons and humanity