Biological weapons : limiting the threat / editor, Joshua Lederberg ; [foreword by William S. Cohen].

Acknowledgements -- Foreword / William S. Cohen -- Part I. Introducing and framing the issues. Chap. 1. Introduction / Joshua Lederberg -- Chap. 2. Why should we be concerned about biological warfare? / Richard Danzig and Pamela B. Berkowsky -- Part II. Background and history. Chap. 3. Biological warfare : a historical perspective / George W. Christopher, Theodore J. Cieslak, Julie A. Pavlin, and Edward M. Eitzen, Jr. -- Chap. 4. Clinical recognition and management of patients exposed to biological warfare agents / David R. Franz, Peter B. Jahrling, Arthur M. Friedlander, David J. McClain, David L. Hoover, W. Russell Byrne, Julie A. Pavlin, George W. Christopher, and Edward M. Eitzen, Jr. -- Chap. 5. Biological weapons and U.S. law / James R. Ferguson -- Part III. Arms control and biological weapons. Chap. 6. Biological weapons control : prospects and implications for the future / Robert P. Kadlec, Allan P. Zelicoff, and Ann M. Vrtis -- Chap. 7. An effective prohibition of biological weapons / Graham S. Pearson and Marie Isabelle Chevrier -- Part IV. Iraq's biological weapons program. Chap. 8. Iraq's biological warfare program : the past as future? / Raymond A. Zilinskas -- Chap. 9. Investigating Iraq's biological weapons program / Stephen Black -- Part V. Detection and use of biological agents : case studies. Chap. 10. A large community outbreak of salmonellosis caused by intentional contamination of restaurant salad bars / Thomas J. Tèorèok, Robert Sokolow, Steven Mauvais, Kristin A. Birkness, Michael R. Skeels, John M. Horan, and Laurence R. Foster -- Chap. 11. An outbreak of shigella dysenteriae type 2 among laboratory workers due to intentional food contamination / Shellie A. Kolavic, Akiko Kimura, Shauna L. Simons, Laurence Slutsker, Suzanne Barth, and Charles E. Haley -- Chap. 12. The Sverdlovsk anthrax outbreak of 1979 / Matthew Meselson, Jeanne Guillemin, Martin Hugh-Jones, Alexander Langmuir, Ilona Popova, Alexis Shelokov, and Olga Yampolskaya -- Chap. 13. Unlawful acquisition and use of biological agents / W. Seth Carus -- Part VI. Policies for responding to the threat of biological warfare. Chap. 14. Biological terrorism : preparing to meet the threat / Jeffrey D. Simon -- Chap. 15. The threat of biological weapons : prophylaxis and mitigation of psychological and social consequences / Harry C. Holloway, Ann E. Norwood, Carol S. Fullerton, Charles C. Engel, Jr. and Robert J. Ursano -- Chap. 16. Potential values of a simple biological warfare protective mask / Karl Lowe, Graham S. Pearson, and Victor Utgoff -- Chap. 17. Bioterrorism : threats and responses / Jonathan B. Tucker -- Chap. 18. Epilogue / Joshua Lederberg.