Anthony Rimmington is Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Russian, European & Eurasian Studies, University of Birmingham. He has published several scholarly articles on the Soviet Union's offensive biological weapons program and the civil life sciences industry in Russia and the former Soviet Republics.
"...Stalin's Secret Weapon is likely to remain the most thorough
account of an appalling aspect of the Soviet totalitarian system."
-- Jonathan House, US Army Command and General Staff College,
Michigan War Studies Review"Anthony Rimmington has written a
complex work. He is meticulous in his reconstructions and prudent
in his conclusions ... he assumes no special technical knowledge in
his readers. For these reasons, Stalin's Secret Weapon is likely to
remain the most thorough account of an appalling aspect of the
Soviet totalitarian system." -- Jonathan House, Michigan War
Studies Review"Rimmington's fascinating account of Western
intelligence services' efforts to divine the scope and scale of
these scientific projects is especially useful. This book makes a
major contribution to understanding the emphasis the Russian state
has, and undoubtedly still does, put on the development of these
awful weapons. ... Summing up: Highly Recommended" -- CHOICE"A
fascinating account of Stalin's multi-pronged, well-resourced and
ambitious biological weapons programs. Rimmington expertly
synthesizes intelligence assessments and academic publications,
concluding that much of the structure created by Stalin is still in
place." -- Jonathan Brewer, Visiting Professor, Centre for Science
and Security Studies, King's College London
"In this path-breaking book, Anthony Rimmington peels back
successive layers to reveal the inner workings of a secret state.
The efforts of Soviet scientists and various intelligence agencies
to discover what was going on are outlined in remarkable detail.
Original and fascinating."-- Michael Goodman, Professor of
Intelligence and International Affairs, Department of War Studies,
King's College London
"Eye-opening . . . [Rimmington's] remarkable findings . . . [and]
painstaking analysis of the Russian archives is [a] real
achievement . . . an important book."--The Scotsman'Thorough and
well researched, this book presents a detailed overview of early
Soviet BW activities, as well as the chaotic and harsh environment
in which these activities developed.'--Cold War Studies
Journal'Rimmington's book is a fascinating and at times horrifying
read that is highly recommended to anybody interested in arms
control or the excesses of totalitarian regimes.'--The Russian
Review"Thorough and well researched, this book presents a detailed
overview of early Soviet BW activities, as well as the chaotic and
harsh environment in which these activities developed." -- Cold War
Studies Journal
"Rimmington's book is a fascinating and at times horrifying read
that is highly recommended to anybody interested in arms control or
the excesses of totalitarian regimes." -- The Russian Review
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