Toxic warfare / / Theodore Karasik

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910220110103321
• Autore: Karasik Theodore William
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2002
• ISBN: 1-282-28310-3; 9786612283109; 0-8330-3223-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (71 p.)
• Disciplina: 358/.3
• Soggetti: Poisons - War use; Toxins - War use; Hazardous substances - War use; Biological warfare; Radioactive wastes - War use; Terrorism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "MR-1572-AF."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-52).
• Nota di contenuto: PREFACE; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; RECENT EXAMPLES OF TOXIC WARFARE; THE UBIQUITY OF RAW MATERIALS FOR TOXIC WEAPONS; THE IMPACT OF TOXIC WEAPONS; ABOUT THIS REPORT; Chapter Two WHAT ARE TOXIC WEAPONS?; THE COMPONENTS OF TOXIC WARFARE; SOURCES OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES; THE IMPACT OF TOXIC WARFARE; Chapter Three RECENT USE OF AND THINKING ABOUT TOXIC WEAPONS; POISONING WITH CHEMICALS, SEWAGE, AND PESTICIDES; CHEMICALS, GASES, AND SMOKE; TRENDS IN TOXIC WARFARE: ESCALATION OF USE, INCREASED SOPHISTICATION, EXOTIC COMBINATIONS; RAISING THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE? Chapter Four TOXIC THREATS IN EXPEDITIONARY SETTINGS; U.S. OPERATIONS AND TOXIC WARFARE IN THE 1990's; U.S. THINKING ABOUT TOXIC THREATS; REMAINING ISSUES FOR EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONS; Chapter Five TOXIC THREATS IN THE UNITED STATES; AREAS OF VULNERABILITY; STEPS FOR PROTECTING THE UNITED STATES FROM AND RESPONDING TO TOXIC WARFARE; ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED; FINAL THOUGHTS; BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Sommario/riassunto: Since the 1990's there has been an increase in the use of toxic weapons; for example, inexpensive and easily acquired chemicals and industrial waste. This work examines the implications of toxic weapon use for military planning and concludes that such weapons merit further analysis.