Although many of the world's nations have sought to acquire biological weapons, only rarely have these weapons been used in conflict. So why do governments seek these weapons? And why do their generals chose not to deploy them? In The Biology of Doom, writer and former philosophy professor Ed Regis describes the biological warfare programs of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan. His historical study emphasizes the efforts of the United States and grapples with the question of why biological weapons have seen so little use.
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