KABOOM: The Past, Present, and Future of Human Warfare

Book overview Does the fate of humanity rest in the hands of power-hungry apes, advanced enough to develop weapons of mass destruction but not evolved enough to prevent annihilation?This book is both a retrospective on human warfare and a thought-provoking look at potential futures as we contend with biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons.

Although the Cold War era has passed, there are still far more nuclear weapons held by at least nine different countries than could ever be warranted for use.Biological weapons specifically designed and released with higher lethality and contagiousness than COVID-19 could be catastrophic.Now is the time to take an honest look at these important issues and open the dialogue to crafting solutions--before it's too late.