Chemical Weaponry

A Continuing Challenge

Edward M. Spiers (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

230 Seiten

1989 | 1st ed. 1989
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-19883-2 (ISBN)

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Chemical weapons are still a viable military option. The author argues that the weapon technology has proved inherently dynamic, that a new generation of biochemical agents may soon be available, and that arms control may not be able to curb these developments.

Chemical weapons are still a viable military option. This book assesses their appeal by examining how the agents, munitions and protective equipment of chemical warfare have evolved since 1915; how technological innovations and refinements in weaponry have altered tactical assumptions; and how these weapons have been employed in conflicts from the First World War to the Gulf War. The author argues that the weapon technology has proved inherently dynamic, that a new generation of biochemical agents may soon be available, and that arms control may not be able to curb these developments.

Preface - Chemical Warfare Agents - Chemical Munitions - Chemical Defences - The Tactics of Chemical Warfare 1915-1945 - Chemical Warfare Tactics Since 1945 - The Prospects for Chemical Warfare - An Assessment of Chemical Warfare - Notes and References - Select Bibliography - Index

Erscheinungsdatum	04.02.2016
Zusatzinfo	IX, 230 p.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-349-19883-8 / 1349198838
ISBN-13	978-1-349-19883-2 / 9781349198832
Zustand	Neuware