Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War by Judith Miller, Stephen Engelberg, William J. Broad

Three New York Times reporters survey the recent history of biological weapons and sound an alarm about the coming threat of the "poor man's hydrogen bomb." Coincidentally the book came out around Sept. 11 but could not have been released at a more opportune time. Find out how prepared the US is (not), how Iraq, Iran and Russia have had programs for creating germs for warfare. All you want to know but the government is afraid tell you.

Biohazard: The Chilling True Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World--Told from Inside by the Man Who Ran It by Ken Alibek

Ken Alibek, father of the former USSR germ warfare program, combines cutting-edge science with the narrative techniques of a thriller to describe some of the most awful weapons imaginable.

Plague Wars: A True Story of Biological Warfare by Tom Mangold, Jeff Goldberg

Anthrax. Plague. Smallpox. Ebola. The Plague Wars have begun. Are we prepared? A startling look into hidden facets of history, dark secrets of the present, and the anticipated horrors of a none-too-distant future, Plague Wars will make you reconsider your safety in a world where death is just a breath away.

Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox by Jonathan B. Tucker

This extraordinary and timely book was published earlier this year, before the 9-11 crashes and subsequent war on terrorism. It details the history of smallpox and the immunization, and finally, the elimination of smallpox. It goes on to detail the USSR's experiments with smallpox as a biological weapon, and the implications of reintroduction of smallpox by terrorists. The author lays out the likliehood that Iraq has the virus.

Bioterrorism: Secrets for Survival by Duncan Long

This book contains a list of 120 major US cities in which the administration is quietly preparing to "clean up the dead bodies" after the biologicals are unleashed. Information and advanced warnings are revealed in this book as well as workable instructions for turning any room into a safe room and effectively decontaminate your home, purify drinking water of infectious organisms, and which anti-biotiotics you want to have on hand. The Israeli military teaches these things to all Israeli citizens.

First Responder Chem-Bio Handbook edited by Ben N. Venzke

"This is a super book! It doesn't drone on and on about the composition and history of Chemical and Biological Weapons - it is indeed a First Responder's Handbook providing initial assessment, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, decontamination and precautions. There is also a section devoted to the establishment of a decontaminization zone. Very fine work." -- National Military Intelligence Association (NMIA) Zgram (Spiral-bound)

Living Safe in an Unsafe World: The Complete Guide to Family Preparedness by Kate Kelly

"The American Red Cross believes that everyone should be prepared for any possible disruption in their daily lives that may be caused by disasters, from a home fire to something that affects the entire community. The content of this book can help you and your family be more prepared and safer should disaster strike. Most steps recommended in this book are simple and easy to do with little time and effort, yet will result in greater peace of mind for everyone in the family."-Rocky Lopes, Ph.D., Sr. Associate for Disaster Education American Red Cross Headquarters

21st Century Complete Guide to Bioterrorism, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Germs and Germ Warfare, Nuclear and Radiation Terrorism - Military Manuals and Federal Documents with Practical Emergency Plans, Protective Measures, Medical Treatment and Survival Information
by U.S. Government

CD-ROM eBook provides up-to-date and comprehensive official information and documents on the threats posed by terrorism and weapons of mass destruction: bioterror agents like anthrax, smallpox, and plague; chemical agents including nerve gas; military and improvised nuclear weapons; radiological weapons; and radiation from nuclear facility sabotage and accidents.

21st Century Bioterrorism and Germ Weapons - U.S. Army Field Manual for the Treatment of Biological Warfare Agent Casualties (Anthrax, Smallpox, Plague, Viral Fevers, Toxins, Delivery Methods, Detection, Symptoms, Treatment, Equipment) by Department of Defense

This military field manual covers anthrax, brucellosis, melioidosis, glanders, plague, Q fever, tularemia, smallpox, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, viral hemorrhagic fevers, toxins, clostridium botulinum toxin, clostridium perfringen toxins, ricin, saxitoxin, staphylococcal enterotoxin B, and trichothecene mycotoxins. General information, agent delivery method, environmental detection, prevention, clinical presentation and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, control of patients, contacts, and treatment areas.

Anthrax: The Investigation of a Deadly Outbreak by Jeanne Guillemin

Medical anthropologist Jeanne Guillemin examines the 1979 deaths of 64 Soviet citizens in the Ural mountains. A look into the effects such an outbreak has on survivors and a penetrating analysis of the prospects of biological warfare in the not-too-distant future.

Chemical and Biological Weapons: Anthrax and Sarin (High-Tech Military Weapons) by Gregory Payan

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Anthrax, a Practical Guide for Citizens: What You Should Know, What You Can Do, & How It Came to This by Parents' Committee for Public Awareness

Up-to-date information in a direct, authoritative, and easy-to-use manner. This book compiles materials so that no family, individual, employer, public institution or medical facility will have to hunt them down. Reference and guide for home, school, library, workplace, clinic, and media outlet, and unfortunately it could become one of the most important books you will ever own.

Combating Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Terrorism : A Comprehensive Strategy : A Report of the Csis Homeland Defense Project) by Frank J. Cilluffo, Sharon L. Cardash, Gordon Nathaniel Lederman

A Center for Strategic and International Studies taskforce assesses possible comprehensive strategies for countering threats of terrorism, based on program reviews and other measures of effectiveness. This report provides senior national officials a map of near-term and long-term priorities for marshalling national, state, local, private, and non-governmental resources.