Toxic warfare / / Theodore Karasik.

• Author: Rand Corporation; Karasik, Theodore William.
• TeilnehmendeR: Rand Corporation; Project Air Force (U.S.)
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (71 p.)
• Notes: "MR-1572-AF."

Since the 1990's there has been an increase in the use of toxic weapons; for example, inexpensive and easily acquired chemicals and industrial waste. This work examines the implications of toxic weapon use for military planning and concludes that such weapons merit further analysis.

Table of Contents

PREFACE; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; RECENT EXAMPLES OF TOXIC WARFARE; THE UBIQUITY OF RAW MATERIALS FOR TOXIC WEAPONS; THE IMPACT OF TOXIC WEAPONS; ABOUT THIS REPORT; Chapter Two WHAT ARE TOXIC WEAPONS?; THE COMPONENTS OF TOXIC WARFARE; SOURCES OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES; THE IMPACT OF TOXIC WARFARE; Chapter Three RECENT USE OF AND THINKING ABOUT TOXIC WEAPONS; POISONING WITH CHEMICALS, SEWAGE, AND PESTICIDES; CHEMICALS, GASES, AND SMOKE; TRENDS IN TOXIC WARFARE: ESCALATION OF USE, INCREASED SOPHISTICATION, EXOTIC COMBINATIONS

RAISING THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE? Chapter Four TOXIC THREATS IN EXPEDITIONARY SETTINGS; U.S. OPERATIONS AND TOXIC WARFARE IN THE 1990's; U.S. THINKING ABOUT TOXIC THREATS; REMAINING ISSUES FOR EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONS; Chapter Five TOXIC THREATS IN THE UNITED STATES; AREAS OF VULNERABILITY; STEPS FOR PROTECTING THE UNITED STATES FROM AND RESPONDING TO TOXIC WARFARE; ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED; FINAL THOUGHTS; BIBLIOGRAPHY