biological warfare

Describes the development and use of chemical and biological weapons throughout history, particularly in the twentieth century.

Discribes biochemical weapons and their potential use by terrorists.

Traces the history of the use of chemical warfare from World War I to the present and efforts to control chemical and biological weapons.

As Mother Abigail foretold, Stu, Ralph, Larry, and Glen leave Boulder to follow Harold and Nadine west into the Dark Man's territory, but one of them will fall along the way. In the West, Randall Flagg unmasks and kills two of the spies from Boulder, but Tom Cullen leaves town before Flagg knows who he is. And, although Nadine makes it to Las Vegas and is impregnated according to plan, Flagg's world begins to fall apart.

Three groups of super-flu survivors, including Nick Andros and Tom Cullen, Stu Redman and his group, and Larry Underwood, Nadine Cross, and the feral boy Joe--find themselves drawn to the cornfields of Nebraska by dreams of an old black woman who competes with the Dark Man in their dreams.

As the survivors in Boulder continue to clean up and rebuild, the Dark Man is finalizing his plans to claim his bride and hurt Mother Abigail's people. Nadine and Harold plot to destroy the Free Zone committee members and head west on the same day that Mother Abigail returns from her walk in the wilderness.

The Trashcan Man makes his way toward Las Vegas to join the Dark Man's army and set the world on fire, but he will need to survive encounters with "the Kid," and other obstacles; meanwhile, Mother Abagail's dreamers make for Boulder, Colorado, with hopes to rebuild their civilization.

Presents scenarios that explain what would happen in the event of a bioterrorist attack on the United States, and describes steps the author believes the government should take to protect its citizens and society from deadly viral or bacterial weapons.

Chronicles the events surrounding the anthrax scare that took place in the United States between 2001 and 2002, discussing how failures in judgment and a flawed understanding of the anthrax bacteria's capacity to kill caused the virus to claim the lives of five people and incite panic throughout the nation.

Contains eleven essays that offer different perspectives on issues related to biological and chemical weaponry and warfare, discussing the threats of terrorists, the risk of a bio-terrorist attack, off-shore dumping sites for chemical weapons, biological weapons being tested on citizens, and related topics.