Weapons of mass destruction: biological
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Weapons of mass destruction.
W HILE OUR NAtional leaders agonize abou t the threats in the Middle East from missiles, bombs, and automatic weapons that might fall into terrorist hands, they have remained eerily silent about the unlimited access to weapons of mass destruction in our own backyard. In a sickening recapitulation of terror wrought in schools, movie theaters, and malls, our nation grieves for the large number of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurosurgical Focus
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1092-0684
DOI: 10.3171/foc.2002.12.3.3