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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810530503321

Titolo

Naval forces' defense capabilities against chemical and biological warfare threats / / Committee for an Assessment of Naval Forces' Defense Capabilities Against Chemical and Biological Warfare Threats, Naval Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004

ISBN

0-309-16587-3

1-280-18000-5

9786610180004

0-309-50860-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Disciplina

358/.3/0973

Soggetti

Naval art and science - United States

Military planning - United States

Biological warfare - United States

Chemical warfare - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- In Memoriam --David W. McCall -- Prologue -- Executive Summary -- 1 The Chemical and Biological Threat to Naval Forces -- 2 General Findings and Recommendations -- 3 Operations: Specific Findings and Recommendations -- 4 Non-Medical Science and Technology: Specific Findings and Recommendations -- 5 Medical Chemical and Biological Countermeasures: Specific Findings and Recommendations -- 6 The Longer Term- Leadership to Sustain the Commitment -- Appendixes -- A Committee and Staff Biographies -- B Chemical and Biological Agents and Their Effects -- C Additional Information on the Five Commodity Areas -- D Acronyms and Abbreviations.