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200 10$aToxic warfare /$fTheodore Karasik
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aSanta Monica, CA $cRand$d2002
215   $a1 online resource (71 p.)
300   $a"MR-1572-AF."
311 1 $a0-8330-3207-0 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 45-52).
327   $aPREFACE; 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
327   $aRAISING 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
330   $aSince 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.
606   $aPoisons$xWar use
606   $aToxins$xWar use
606   $aHazardous substances$xWar use
606   $aBiological warfare
606   $aRadioactive wastes$xWar use
606   $aTerrorism
615  0$aPoisons$xWar use.
615  0$aToxins$xWar use.
615  0$aHazardous substances$xWar use.
615  0$aBiological warfare.
615  0$aRadioactive wastes$xWar use.
615  0$aTerrorism.
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700   $aKarasik$b Theodore William$0974430
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712 02$aProject Air Force (U.S.)
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