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Chemical heroes : pharmacological supersoldiers in the US military /

In Chemical Heroes, Andrew Bickford analyzes the US military's attempts to design performance enhancement technologies and create pharmacological "supersoldiers" capable of withstanding extreme trauma. Bickford traces the deep history of efforts to biologically fortify and extend the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bickford, Andrew, 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham, North Carolina : Duke University Press, [2020]
Series:Global insecurities.
Subjects:
United States. > Army > Safety measures.
United States. > Army > Medical care.
Military art and science > Technological innovations.
Soldiers > Protection > United States.
Soldiers > Performance > United States.
Biological warfare > Research > United States.
Pharmaceutical industry > Military aspects.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science.

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