Chemical Weaponry: A Continuing Challenge

By Edward M. Spiers

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349198838
• ISBN13: 9781349198832
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"