Germs Biological Weapons and America&39s Secret War [Paperback]

In the wake of the anthrax letters following the attacks on the World Trade Center, Americans have begun to grapple with two difficult truths: that there is no terrorist threat more horrifying -- and less understood -- than germ warfare, and that it would take very little to mount a devastating attack on American soil. InGerms,three veteran reporters draw on top sources inside and outside the U.S. government to lay bare Washington's secret strategies for combating this deadly threat.
Featuring an inside look at how germ warfare has been waged throughout history and what form its future might take (and in whose hands),Germsreads like a gripping detective story told by fascinating key figures: American and Soviet medical specialists who once made germ weapons but now fight their spread, FBI agents who track Islamic radicals, the Iraqis who built Saddam Hussein's secret arsenal, spies who travel the world collecting lethal microbes, and scientists who see ominous developments on the horizon. With clear scientific explanations and harrowing insights,Germsis a masterfully written -- and timely -- work of investigative journalism.Judith Miller is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter formerly with theNew York Times. She won an Emmy for her work on a Nova/New York Timesdocumentary based on articles for her bookGerms. Miller is the author of four books, two #1 bestsellers. She is the recipient of many awards, among them the Society of Professional Journalists’ “First Amendment Award” for her protection of sources. An adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor ofCity Journal, Miller is theater critic forTabletmagazine. Since 2008, she has been a commentator for Fox News.

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