Chemical and biological warfare : a reference handbook /
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| Author / Creator: | Mauroni, Albert J., 1962- |
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| Imprint: | Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2003. |
| Description: | xvii, 243 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Contemporary world issues |
| Subject: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5017569 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Addressing Chemical and Biological Warfare
- Defining CB Warfare
- In the Beginning: World War I
- The Threat Increases: World War II
- The Cold War Starts
- The Vietnam Conflict
- Changing Perceptions: 1968-1976
- Disarming the Superpowers
- Continued Proliferation
- Conclusions
- Notes
- 2. Issues and Controversies
- The U.S. Offensive CB Warfare Program
- Herbicides and Tear Gas
- Human Volunteer Testing
- Open-Air Testing
- The 1968 Dugway Proving Ground Incident
- President Nixon's 1969 BW Program Declaration
- The Binary Chemical Weapons Program
- The U.S. Chemical Demilitarization Program
- CB Warfare Agent Exposure after the Persian Gulf War
- Developing Medical Countermeasures against Biological Warfare Agents
- Protection from Terrorist Use of CB Weapons
- Notes
- 3. Why Countries Develop Chemical and Biological Weapons
- Europe
- The Former Soviet Union and Russia Today
- East Asia
- South Asia
- Middle East and Africa
- The Western Hemisphere
- Notes
- 4. CB Warfare Chronology
- Early History (1000 B.C.?--A.D. 1899)
- Birth of Modern Chemical Warfare (1915-1946)
- Cold War Era (1947-1990)
- Proliferation of CB Weapons (1968 to the Present)
- CBW Time Line
- 5. CB Weapon Systems
- Chemical Warfare Agents
- Chemical Weapon Delivery Systems
- Biological Warfare Agents
- Biological Weapon Delivery Systems
- CB Terrorism
- Notes
- 6. Defenses against CB Weapons
- The Traditional Warfight
- Protecting Military Installations
- Homeland Security
- Focusing on the Response
- Summary
- Notes
- 7. Case Studies
- Gas at Caporetto
- Egyptian Use of Chemical Weapons
- The Iran-Iraq War
- Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
- Mr. Anthrax Goes to Washington
- Summary
- Notes
- 8. Organizations, Associations, and Government and International Agencies
- 9. Print and Nonprint Resources
- Books and Journal Articles
- Journals, Bulletins, and Newsletters
- Government Documents and Agency Publications
- Internet Information Sources
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Author
