Germs on the Loose / Eileen Choffnes.
by Choffnes, Eileen; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 45Environment. Publisher: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 2001ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Biological arms control | Biological weapons | Hazardous waste site remediation | Proving groundsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Every major World War II combatant had a biological weapons program, and many of these countries' field test sites remain reservoirs of disease. Although the programs may have ended, the pathogens they released persist in the test sites' animal, bird, reptile, and insect populations. Unless extreme measures are taken to secure testing grounds, pathogens once released into the environment will adapt to new hosts and spread diseases to new areas." (BULLETIN OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS) The author describes the environmental impact and proliferation risks associated with biological agent production facilities and testing grounds.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: Germs on the Loose, March/April 2001; pp. 57-61.
"Every major World War II combatant had a biological weapons program, and many of these countries' field test sites remain reservoirs of disease. Although the programs may have ended, the pathogens they released persist in the test sites' animal, bird, reptile, and insect populations. Unless extreme measures are taken to secure testing grounds, pathogens once released into the environment will adapt to new hosts and spread diseases to new areas." (BULLETIN OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS) The author describes the environmental impact and proliferation risks associated with biological agent production facilities and testing grounds.
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