title: The Soviet anti-plague system: an introduction.
abstract: This article describes the composition of the Soviet Anti-plague (AP) system and presents the methodology used by the authors in their study of the AP system.
authors.affiliation: Monterey Institute of International Studies, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Washington, DC 20036, USA. sougrham@stimson.org
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben Ouagrham-Gormley
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Melikishvili
authors.forename: Raymond A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Zilinskas
mesh_terms: D001694:Biological Warfare; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D010930:Plague / Q000266:history / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014586:USSR