Biological And Chemical Weapons (Focus On Science And Society)

Focus on Science and Society focuses on key ethical issues raised by groundbreaking scientific and technological advancements in today's society. This series looks at the importance, relevance, and morality of issues that fill today's headlines. It presents the basic scientific and technological terms, concepts, theories, and research behind these debates and emphasizes the need for ethical and responsible science. These up-to-date titles look at the balance that must be struck between the competing interests of science and society.

Every scientific advance carries with it the potential of being used for purposes of destruction. In recent years, strategists and policy makers have focused on the increased likelihood that warring nations and terrorist groups will turn to biological and chemical weapons, such as nerve gas or anthrax spores, as a more deadly and less costly alternative to conventional weapons. This scary yet informative volume examines the possibilities and potential consequences.

This Important Eight-Book Series Focuses on the Most Pressing Ethical Issues Facing Society Today This up-to-date series focuses on the key ethical issues raised by groundbreaking scientific and technological advancements in today's society. Examining the importance, relevance, and morality of issues that fill our headlines, this series presents the basic scientific and technological terms, concepts, theories, and research behind these debates. Each of these books emphasizes the need for ethical and responsible science, and looks at the balance that must be struck between the competing interests of science and society. Every scientific advance carries with it the potential of being used for purposes of destruction. In recent years, strategists and policy makers have focused on the increased likelihood that warring nations and terrorist groups will turn to biological and chemical weapons, such as nerve gas or anthrax spores, as a more deadly and less costly alternative to conventional weapons.