Insidious Killers: Chemical & Biological Weapons, History Channel, 2006
They are the dark side of the technological advances that have transformed the world in the 20th century. Once the exclusive domain of the superpowers, they have now come into the hands of many nations and even some terrorist groups.
As we prepare to enter a new millenium, a new terror threatens to replace nuclear holocaust as the nightmare of the age biological and chemical weapons.
From the first appearance of nerve gas during World War I to the horrifying terrorist attack on Tokyo's subways by the Aum Shinrikyo sect, Mike Wallace traces the development and proliferation of these weapons.
Learn how the various toxins work, and what can be done to protect people from them. Hear from Leonard A. Cole, author of The Eleventh Plague: The Politics of Biological and Chemical Warfare. See how these weapons have been used in conflicts from World War I through the Gulf War with devastating but often unintended consequences. And discover how America is preparing against possible assaults from bio-terrorists.
It's a chilling look at some of the most frightening weapons ever developed.
50 minutes, closed-captioned, fully narrated, VHS only, ISBN: 0-7670-1173-2, VI8340 / $24.95
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