Book Description
An in-depth analysis of nearly all chemical and biological weapons, their effects, and the politics surrounding their deployment.
Author : John Cookson
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 22,2 MB
Release : 1969
Category : History
ISBN : 0853452237
An in-depth analysis of nearly all chemical and biological weapons, their effects, and the politics surrounding their deployment.
Author : Eric Croddy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 17,18 MB
Release : 2011-06-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 1461300258
The armaments of chemical and biological warfare (CBW) are now widely held not just by nation-states, but by terrorist and criminal enterprises. The weapons themselves are relatively inexpensive and very easy to hide, allowing organizations of just a few dozen people to deploy potentially devastating attacks. While in the twentieth century most arms-control efforts focused, rightly, on nuclear arsenals, in the twenty-first century CBW will almost certainly require just as much attention. This book defines the basics of CBW for the concerned citizen, including non-alarmist scientific descriptions of the weapons and their antidotes, methods of deployment and defensive response, and the likelihood in the current global political climate of additional proliferation.
Author : Eric Croddy
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 22,29 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810832718
Covers the history of this form of warfare, information on chemical agents themselves, as well as regulation, controls, and disposal policies. Scientific research on CBW, extending as far back as 1940 is organized under categories of CBW agents and their corresponding subheadings.
Author : Karen Judson
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 26,5 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780761415855
Discusses the history of the use of chemical and biological weapons, the 2001 anthrax attack on the United States, and options for protecting the world from future attacks.
Author : Edward M. Spiers
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,9 MB
Release : 2010-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1861897243
Following the 9/11 attacks and the anthrax letters that appeared in their wake, the threat posed by the widespread accessibility of chemical and biological weapons has continually been used to stir public fear and opinion by politicians and the media alike. In Chemical and Biological Weapons, Edward M. Spiers cuts through the scare tactics and hype to provide a thorough and even-handed examination of the weapons themselves—the various types and effects—and their evolution from World War I to the present. Spiers describes the similarities and differences between the two types of weapons and how technological advancements have led to tactical innovations in their use over time. As well, he gives equal attention to the international response to the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons, analyzing global efforts aimed at restraining their use, such as deterrence and disarmament, and the effectiveness of these approaches in the twentieth century. Using Iraq as a case study, Spiers also investigates its deployment of chemical weapons in the Iran-Iraq War and the attempts by the international community to disarm Iraq through the United Nations Special Commission and the United States-led war in 2003. A timely and balanced historical survey, Chemical and Biological Weapons will be of interest to readers studying the proliferation and use of chemical and biological warfare and the reactions of the international community throughout the last several decades.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on National Security Policy and Scientific Developments
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 14,64 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Biological warfare
ISBN :
Author : W. Seth Carus
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 10,60 MB
Release : 2017-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780160941481
This publication gives a history of biological warfare (BW) from the prehistoric period through the present, with a section on the future of BW. The publication relies on works by historians who used primary sources dealing with BW. In-depth definitions of biological agents, biological weapons, and biological warfare (BW) are included, as well as an appendix of further reading on the subject. Related items: Arms & Weapons publications can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/arms-weapons Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT & CBRNE) publications can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/hazardous-materials-hazmat-cbrne
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
Publisher :
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 18,95 MB
Release : 1970
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Publisher : Stockholm : Almqvist & Wiksell ; New York : Humanities Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 38,8 MB
Release : 1971
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Seymour M. Hersh
Publisher :
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 25,36 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Biological warfare
ISBN :