chemical warfare

Three people discover that the Ministry of Defense is researching chemical warfare and that a vial of deadly T42 has made it through security and into the town of Crookland Bay.

Traces the use of chemical warfare from World War I to the war on terror, discussing how various countries have employed the use of chemical weapons to fight the enemy and what consequences those actions may have in the future.

Contains eleven essays that offer different perspectives on issues related to biological and chemical weaponry and warfare, discussing the threats of terrorists, the risk of a bio-terrorist attack, off-shore dumping sites for chemical weapons, biological weapons being tested on citizens, and related topics.

Explores how weapons of biological and chemical warfare have been used throughout history, tracing the origins of controversial weaponry and drawing connections between the mythical worlds of Hercules and the Trojan War, and modern methods of war and terrorism.

Examines chemical and biological warfare from 1915 to 2003--also briefly discussing 1000 B.C. to 1899--describing weapon systems, defenses, controversies, and reasons specific countries develop these weapons, and presents case studies, a chronology, and an annotated resource list.

Contains twenty-three essays in which the authors examine aspects of chemical and biological warfare, discussing its history and background, the Persian Gulf and Iraq, the Chemical Weapons Convention, terrorism in the United States and abroad, and the level of preparedness in the U.S.

This detailed volume examines various weapons of mass destruction and the science behind them, their effects on conflict, and the various arms control treaties and agreements that have been introduced to help curb the possibility of overwhelming loss.

Discusses the history of biological and chemical warfare and presents a chronology, biographical sketches, case studies, a directory of organizations, and lists of print and nonprint resources.

This book describes the threat of biological and chemical weapons, including their history, their use, and the methods created to end their construction.

Describes the development and use of chemical and biological weapons from ancient history to the present, concentrating on their use in the world wars and Southeast Asia, and discusses the continuing debate on their danger and their usefulness as a deterrent.