Chemical Weaponry

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Chemical Warfare Agents

   • Edward M. Spiers

   Pages 1-19

3. Chemical Munitions

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   Pages 20-41

4. Chemical Defences

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   Pages 42-68

5. The Tactics of Chemical Warfare 1915–45

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   Pages 69-94

6. Chemical Warfare Tactics since 1945

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   Pages 95-125

7. The Prospects for Chemical Warfare

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   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.

• Arms Control
• assessment
• conflict
• conflicts
• development
• innovation
• technology
• war
• weapons

• University of Leeds, UK

  Edward M. Spiers

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