It was shocking and chilling to learn some of the history about biological warfare. It was a nuclear-like arms race between the USA and Russia with people like Iraq having a destabilizing role. While it would likely take a government-scale operation to weaponize something, it's totally a backyard job to make something to kill thousands or tens of thousands in a small area.
The book ends in early 2001 and therefore does not cover the anthrax attacks in the USA. However there is a great deal of discussion about anthrax and the challenges in weaponizing it.
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