Chemical Weapons

Author : Richard M. Price
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781501729546

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The Chemical Weapons Taboo by Richard M. Price Pdf

Richard M. Price asks why, among all the ominous technologies of weaponry throughout the history of warfare, chemical weapons carry a special moral stigma. Something more seems to be at work than the predictable resistance people have expressed to any new weaponry, from the crossbow to nuclear bombs. Perceptions of chemical warfare as particularly abhorrent have been successfully institutionalized in international proscriptions and, Price suggests, understanding the sources of this success might shed light on other efforts at arms control.To explore the origins and meaning of the chemical weapons taboo, Price presents a series of case studies from World War I through the Gulf War of 1990–1991. He traces the moral arguments against gas warfare from the Hague Conferences at the turn of the century through negotiations for the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993. From the Italian invasion of Ethiopia to the war between Iran and Iraq, chemical weapons have been condemned as the "poor man's bomb." Drawing upon insights from Michel Foucault to explain the role of moral norms in an international arena rarely sensitive to such pressures, he focuses on the construction of and mutations in the refusal to condone chemical weapons.

Author : Ramesh C Gupta
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 1182 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780080922737

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Handbook of Toxicology of Chemical Warfare Agents by Ramesh C Gupta Pdf

This groundbreaking book covers every aspect of deadly toxic chemicals used as weapons of mass destruction and employed in conflicts, warfare and terrorism. Including findings from experimental as well as clinical studies, this one-of-a-kind handbook is prepared in a very user- friendly format that can easily be followed by students, teachers and researchers, as well as lay people. Stand-alone chapters on individual chemicals and major topics allow the reader to easily access required information without searching through the entire book.This is the first book that offers in-depth coverage of individual toxicants, target organ toxicity, major incidents, toxic effects in humans, animals and wildlife, biosensors, biomarkers, on-site and laboratory analytical methods, decontamination and detoxification procedures, prophylactic, therapeutic and countermeasures, and the role of homeland security. Presents a comprehensive look at all aspects of chemical warfare toxicology in one reference work. This saves researchers time in quickly accessing the very latest definitive details on toxicity of specific agents used in chemical warfare as opposed to searching through thousands of journal articles. Will include the most agent-specific information on the market Includes detailed coverage of the most exhaustive list of agents possibly used as chemical warfare agents in one source. Section 4: Agents That Can Be Used as Weapons of Mass Destruction ? 25 chapters long. Other books on the market only include a sample selection of specific agents. Offering all possible agents detailed under one cover makes this appealing to a wider audience and saves researchers time The Forward will be written by Dr. Tetsuo Satoh, Chiba University, Japan. He is one of the most respected, recognizable authorities on chemical warfare agents which will set the authoritative tone for the book Covers risk to humans, animals and the environment equally. Researchers involved in assessing the risks involved with a possible chemical warfare attack and those who are developing response plans to such attacks must look at not only the risks to human health but to our wildlife and environment as well. The holistic approach taken in this book ensures that the researchers have ready access to the details no matter which aspect of the effects of CWA's they might be concerned with

Author : Bretislav Friedrich,Dieter Hoffmann,Jürgen Renn,Florian Schmaltz,Martin Wolf
Publisher : Springer
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9783319516646

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One Hundred Years of Chemical Warfare: Research, Deployment, Consequences by Bretislav Friedrich,Dieter Hoffmann,Jürgen Renn,Florian Schmaltz,Martin Wolf Pdf

This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license. On April 22, 1915, the German military released 150 tons of chlorine gas at Ypres, Belgium. Carried by a long-awaited wind, the chlorine cloud passed within a few minutes through the British and French trenches, leaving behind at least 1,000 dead and 4,000 injured. This chemical attack, which amounted to the first use of a weapon of mass destruction, marks a turning point in world history. The preparation as well as the execution of the gas attack was orchestrated by Fritz Haber, the director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry in Berlin-Dahlem. During World War I, Haber transformed his research institute into a center for the development of chemical weapons (and of the means of protection against them). Bretislav Friedrich and Martin Wolf (Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, the successor institution of Haber’s institute) together with Dieter Hoffmann, Jürgen Renn, and Florian Schmaltz (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science) organized an international symposium to commemorate the centenary of the infamous chemical attack. The symposium examined crucial facets of chemical warfare from the first research on and deployment of chemical weapons in WWI to the development and use of chemical warfare during the century hence. The focus was on scientific, ethical, legal, and political issues of chemical weapons research and deployment — including the issue of dual use — as well as the ongoing effort to control the possession of chemical weapons and to ultimately achieve their elimination. The volume consists of papers presented at the symposium and supplemented by additional articles that together cover key aspects of chemical warfare from 22 April 1915 until the summer of 2015.

Author : Hugh D. Crone
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1992-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0521427118

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Banning Chemical Weapons by Hugh D. Crone Pdf

A comprehensive 1993 account of all the issues surrounding chemical warfare, presenting technical information in a form accessible to the non-scientist.

Author : Victor A. Utgoff
Publisher : Springer
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1990-06-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349117598

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Challenge of Chemical Weapons by Victor A. Utgoff Pdf

This book traces through a 100+ year history of evolving chemical weapons technology, public attitudes toward these weapons, attempts to negotiate controls on them, and important instances in which nations chose to use or forego the use of chemical weapons.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Chemical arms control
ISBN : PURD:32754064099181

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Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction by Anonim Pdf

Author : Edward M. Spiers
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781861897244

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A History of Chemical and Biological Weapons by Edward M. Spiers Pdf

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 : Markku Mesilaakso
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2005-12-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470854259

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Chemical Weapons Convention Chemicals Analysis by Markku Mesilaakso Pdf

Describes the procedures for collection of samples, sample preparation, and analysis of CWC-related chemicals. It deals with analytical procedures that can be followed in well-equipped off-site laboratories (designated laboratories), as well as the on-site analytical procedures that the OPCW inspectors use in sample collection and preliminary analysis of the samples in field conditions. A one-of-a-kind, highly topical handbook for every expert in the chemical weapons field Outlines the methods for analysing chemical weapons both on and off site Authored by international experts in the field from top laboratories in both government and academic institutions

Author : Alix Wood
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508146797

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Chemical Weapons by Alix Wood Pdf

What kinds of chemicals are used to create chemical weapons, and what has been done to protect soldiers and civilians from chemical attacks? Readers will discover the answers to these questions and more as they take a closer look at chemical weapons, including their earliest uses and their most advanced forms. Accessible text and photographs explain the technology and science behind chemical weapons to readers, and fact boxes provide additional information. Readers also explore the various antidotes, vaccines, and protective clothing developed throughout history to counteract chemical weapons.

Author : Edward M. Spiers
Publisher : Springer
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781137104540

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Chemical Warfare by Edward M. Spiers Pdf

Ever since its employment in the First World War, chemical warfare has always aroused controversy. Governments have responded by pursuing the policies of disarmament and deterrence in the hope of avoiding its recurrence. However, despite the signing of the Geneva Protocol in 1925 which banned the use of poison gas, chemical weapons have been used in subsequent conflicts and most recently in the Gulf War between Iraq and Iran. In this work the policies of disarmament and deterrence will be reassessed within a broad historical and strategic context. It will be argued that poison gas could still be used in a modern European conflict; that the Soviet forces are the best equipped to operate in a contaminated environment; and that weaknesses persist in NATO's anti-chemical defences and in her deterrent. It will be emphasised, too, that the Geneva disarmament talks, which have made some progress in recent years, still face formidable difficulties over the issues of verification and compliance. Above all, it will be claimed that the onset of nuclear parity between the superpowers has eroded the credibility of a deterrent to chemical attack based upon the threat of nuclear release. Accordingly, this book will contend that the United States should modernize her stockpile of chemical weapons to bolster the Western deterrent and to provide more leverage for the negotiations in Geneva.

Author : Valerie Adams
Publisher : Springer
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1989-06-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349089031

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Chemical Warfare, Chemical Disarmament by Valerie Adams Pdf

A study of the issues raised by chemical warfare, which examines the use of chemical weapons in wartime and analyzes allegations that certain countries, including the Soviet Union, are waging chemical warfare. The author examines the negotations currently underway regarding chemical deployment.

Author : Gordon M. Burck,Charles C. Flowerree,Federation of American Scientists
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1991-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015021995074

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International Handbook on Chemical Weapons Proliferation by Gordon M. Burck,Charles C. Flowerree,Federation of American Scientists Pdf

This examination of the problem of the spread of chemical warfare (CW) capabilities includes a military analysis of chemical use in the Iran-Iraq War, a survey of 39 countries suspected of having or seeking CW capabilities, and an analysis of the relevant political factors. The authors also review CW agent production technology and the conversion of civilian production, long-range missile use, and various efforts to stem CW proliferation. ISBN 0-313-27643-9: $95.00 (For use only in the library).

Author : E. Spiers
Publisher : Springer
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1994-08-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230375642

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Chemical and Biological Weapons by E. Spiers Pdf

'...his previous forays into this subject have made him the Chemical Biological Weapons professionals' author and this book does nothing to diminish this view. It is also timely.' - British Army Review An analysis of the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons which examines the attractions and utility of these weapons for some developing states, the difficulties encountered in trying to control their spread, and the lessons from the Rabta controversy and the Gulf War. It reviews the evolution of American chemical weapons policy under the Bush administration, the implications of the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the problems posed by the inherently dynamic nature of these weapons and their tactical flexibility.

Author : Jonathan Tucker
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307430106

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War of Nerves by Jonathan Tucker Pdf

In this important and revelatory book, Jonathan Tucker, a leading expert on chemical and biological weapons, chronicles the lethal history of chemical warfare from World War I to the present. At the turn of the twentieth century, the rise of synthetic chemistry made the large-scale use of toxic chemicals on the battlefield both feasible and cheap. Tucker explores the long debate over the military utility and morality of chemical warfare, from the first chlorine gas attack at Ypres in 1915 to Hitler’s reluctance to use nerve agents (he believed, incorrectly, that the U.S. could retaliate in kind) to Saddam Hussein’s gassing of his own people, and concludes with the emergent threat of chemical terrorism. Moving beyond history to the twenty-first century, War of Nerves makes clear that we are at a crossroads that could lead either to the further spread of these weapons or to their ultimate abolition.

Author : Edward M. Spiers
Publisher : Springer
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1989-05-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349198818

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Chemical Weaponry by Edward M. Spiers Pdf

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.