Incapacitating biochemical weapons : promise or peril? /
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| Imprint: | Lanham : Lexington Books, c2007. |
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| Description: | xxxii, 306 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6659444 |
Table of Contents:
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- Introduction
- 1. Nonconsensual Manipulation of Human Physiology Using Biochemicals
- 2. Drug Development in the Twenty First Century and the Role of New Biotechnologies
- 3. Historical Military Interest in Low-lethality Biochemical Agents: Avoiding and Augmenting Lethal Force
- 4. Late and Post-Cold War Research and Development of Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons
- 5. Current and Prospective Military and Law Enforcement Use of Chemical Agents for Incapacitation
- 6. Scientific Outlook for the Development of Incapacitants
- 7. Potential Long-Term Physiological Consequences of Exposure to Incapacitating Biochemicals
- 8. Incapacitating Chemical and Biochemical Weapons and Law Enforcement Under the Chemical Weapons Convention
- 9. Toxic Chemicals for Law Enforcement Including Domestic Riot Control Purposes Under the Chemical Weapons Convention
- 10. Incapacitating Biochemicals and the Biological Weapons Convention
- 11. Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons: Risks and Uncertainties
- 12. International Law and the Regulation of Weapons
- 13. Human Rights Law and the Use of Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons
- 14. Protecting and Reinforcing Humanitarian Norms: The Way Forward
- Conclusion and Recommendations
- Index
- About the Contributors
