Poison - A Double-edged Civilizational Building Block: Volume I: Reexamining the History of Chemical and Biological Warfare (antiquity to 1899) traces the history of poison as a weapon of war starting at the dawn of modern humans through the 1899 Hague Peace Conference. The conception of poison has drastically altered from its initial definition to the one we understand today as technology and society have developed. This book analyzes the evolution of the use of poison as a weapon; civilizations' confrontation with the dual-use nature of poison; and technological developments that...
Poison - A Double-edged Civilizational Building Block: Volume I: Reexamining the History of Chemical and Biological Warfare (antiquity to 1899) ...