Rage against the dying : campaign against chemical and biological warfare / Elizabeth Sigmund.

"Chemical and biological warfare is public health in reverse. Producing nerve gas, a human insecticide, growing plague bacillus to create epidemics- these are some of the activities of CBW scientists. Riot control substances, such as CS gas and psychochemicals, have become widely accepted although in war they are proscribed by international treaties, to which Britain adheres. Documents released under the American Freedom of Information Act, show how widespread was the use of individuals in Britain as unsuspecting subjects for Chemical and Biological warfare experiments, and how systematic was the use of the Official Secrets Act to prevent knowledge of these experiments from ever getting out. This book reveals as much as is known about CBW in Britain. It follows the stories of some of the victims. It draws out the simple, terrifying facts hidden by the experts' jargon. It shows too, how one person's courage and determination to mount a national campaign against CBW influenced the media, informed the pubic and inhibited the irresponsibility of government." -- Provided by publisher.