Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Prologue: Exposure

1. Beginnings

2. Germs as Weapons

3. The Six “Chessmen of Doom”

4. Hoofbeats

5. The Queen Strikes

6. The Nation’s Bio-Emergency Hotline

7. The Pawn Comes Calling

8. Bioweapons 101

9. Preparing for Biological Warfare

10. Disaster from Within

11. Bow to King Smallpox

12. On the Front Lines

13. Desert Pneumonia

14. The 4M Disaster

15. Countermeasures

16. The Slammer

17. On the Hot Side

18. Descent into Hell

19. Suspicion

20. The Aftermath

21. Down for the Count

22. Behind the Scenes of Pandemic Response

23. Looking Forward—the Challenges Continue

Afterword

Acknowledgments

Glossary

Notes

Index