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