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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452025403321

Autore

Mauroni Albert J. <1962->

Titolo

Chemical demilitarization [[electronic resource] ] : public policy aspects / / Al Mauroni

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, CT, : Praeger, 2003

ISBN

1-282-40819-4

9786612408199

0-313-05168-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Disciplina

363

363.72/87

Soggetti

Chemical weapons disposal - Government policy - United States

Hazardous wastes - Government policy - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-233) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Tables and Figures; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. No More Chemical Arms; 2. A Legacy of Chemical Weapons; 3. Death and Birth of a Program; 4. Public and Congressional Interests; 5. Developing a Disposal Program; 6. Risk Management; 7. Legitimating Incineration; 8. Implementing the Disposal Program; 9. Managing the Disposal Program; 10. The Impact of Public Outreach; 11. Evaluating and Terminating the Disposal Program; 12. Reflecting on Public Policy; Appendix A: Life Cycle Costs of the Program; Appendix B: Congressional Views on Demilitarization; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

For more than 15 years, the Army's chemical demilitarization program has been criticized and castigated as a potentially dangerous effort, poorly executed without concern for the public. By reviewing the chemical demilitarization program as a public policy area, Mauroni offers a different perspective on how the Army worked with Congress and the public to offer the safest program possible. The Army was forced to delay its own schedule and increase the breadth and depth of the program to address political demands and idealistic environmental



concerns. Mauroni contends that Army and Department of