03177nam 2200709Ia 450 991022011010332120200520144314.01-282-28310-397866122831090-8330-3223-2(CKB)111056486806486(EBL)228015(OCoLC)475935707(SSID)ssj0000260704(PQKBManifestationID)11207402(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000260704(PQKBWorkID)10224497(PQKB)10215881(Au-PeEL)EBL228015(CaPaEBR)ebr10505583(OCoLC)50869635(MiAaPQ)EBC228015(EXLCZ)9911105648680648620020702d2002 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrToxic warfare /Theodore Karasik1st ed.Santa Monica, CA Rand20021 online resource (71 p.)"MR-1572-AF."0-8330-3207-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-52).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 COMBINATIONSRAISING 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; BIBLIOGRAPHYSince 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.PoisonsWar useToxinsWar useHazardous substancesWar useBiological warfareRadioactive wastesWar useTerrorismPoisonsWar use.ToxinsWar use.Hazardous substancesWar use.Biological warfare.Radioactive wastesWar use.Terrorism.358/.3Karasik Theodore William974430Rand CorporationProject Air Force (U.S.)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220110103321Toxic warfare2218431UNINA