The military and the new biology
Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsPublished 1 May 1985
Susan Wright
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U.S. military interest in new chemical and biological technologies—especially recombinant DNA and binary nerve gases—threatens to revive a deadly arms race that was once on the wane.
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U.S. military interest in new chemical and biological technologies—especially recombinant DNA and binary nerve gases—threatens to revive a deadly arms race that was once on the wane.
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