LEADER 03035nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910777417203321 005 20030826085151.0 010 $a979-84-00-62488-9 010 $a1-282-40819-4 010 $a9786612408199 010 $a0-313-05168-2 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400624889 035 $a(CKB)1000000000451725 035 $a(EBL)492105 035 $a(OCoLC)57471721 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000120397 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11130307 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000120397 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10081012 035 $a(PQKB)10703799 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL492105 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10349190 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL240819 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC492105 035 $a(OCoLC)50725103 035 $a(DLC)BP9798400624889BC 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000451725 100 $a20020919d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChemical demilitarization $epublic policy aspects /$fAl Mauroni 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cPraeger,$d2003. 210 2$aNew York :$cBloomsbury Publishing (US),$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 237 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) $cillustrations, map 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 1 $a0-275-97796-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aFor 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 606 $aChemical weapons disposal$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 615 0$aChemical weapons disposal$xGovernment policy 676 $a363.72/87 700 $aMauroni$b Albert J.$f1962-$01136294 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777417203321 996 $aChemical demilitarization$93675190 997 $aUNINA