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Chemical Weaponry

A Continuing Challenge

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Edward M. Spiers

    1. University of Leeds, UK

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Chemical Warfare Agents

    • Edward M. Spiers
    Pages 1-19

  3. Chemical Munitions

    • Edward M. Spiers
    Pages 20-41

  4. Chemical Defences

    • Edward M. Spiers
    Pages 42-68

  5. The Tactics of Chemical Warfare 1915–45

    • Edward M. Spiers
    Pages 69-94

  6. Chemical Warfare Tactics since 1945

    • Edward M. Spiers
    Pages 95-125

  7. The Prospects for Chemical Warfare

    • Edward M. Spiers
    Pages 126-144

  8. An Assessment of Chemical Weaponry

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    Pages 145-157

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 158-218
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Chemical weapons are still a viable military option. This book assesses their appeal by examining how the agents, munitions and protective equipment of chemical warfare have evolved since 1915; how technological innovations and refinements in weaponry have altered tactical assumptions; and how these weapons have been employed in conflicts from the First World War to the Gulf War. The author argues that the weapon technology has proved inherently dynamic, that a new generation of biochemical agents may soon be available, and that arms control may not be able to curb these developments.

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  • University of Leeds, UK

    Edward M. Spiers

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