WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) In the 1960s the world was gripped by fear of nuclear holocaust. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the threat was assumed to have gone away. But Iran, North Korea and others are building weapons of mass destruction, nuclear, biological and chemical, and terrorists are trying to get their hands on them too. Russia has enough weapons grade plutonium in poorly guarded facilities to make 20,000 atomic bombs. Chemical weapons remain the 'poor man's nuke'. Saddam believed his chemical weapons saved him in the first Gulf War, and Islamic fundamentalists have been preparing to use Ricin for mass poisoning in London. A Japanese doomsday cult used sarin nerve gas on the Tokyo underground. (Published: 2003) (Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson) (ISBN: 9780297830917) (Pagination: 283pp, 18 colour & b/w photos) (Condition: New in d/w) UL-XXXXXX