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Chemical and Biological Warfare (CBW)
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- Introductions to the Topic
- Subject Headings
- Basic Texts
- Specialized Titles
- Related Titles
- Reference Works
- Conferences, Symposia, etc.
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- Selected U. S. Government Documents
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**SCOPE**
Chemical/biological warfare is the term used to describe the use of chemical     or biological agents as weapons to injure or kill humans, livestock, or plants.     Chemical weapons are devices that use chemicals to inflict death or injury;     biological weapons use pathogens or organisms that cause disease. Pathogens     include bacteria, viruses, fungi, and toxins (poisons produced by animals     or plants). 

 Resources listed in this guide cover the history, nature, toxicity, and     physical effects of chemical and biological agents. They also cover weapons     used and methods of delivery employed, methods of defense and countermeasures,     and technologies for detection and disposal. Also included are references     to the international treaties and related documents written to prevent the     use and proliferation of chemical and biological weapons. 

 Although both chemical and biological warfare/weapons have a long history     of use in human conflict, most of the resources selected for this TB reflect     contemporary issues and concerns. All are as reliable and authoritative as     possible. However, due to the unpredictability of both politics and technology,     some titles may become rapidly out of date. Most of the resources (both print     and electronic) listed here are available at the Library of Congress, and     many are also available directly through the Web. If available and appropriate,     links are provided to online versions of resources. This guide is not intended     to be a comprehensive bibliography; it is designed -- as the name of the series     implies -- to put the reader "on target." This guide supercedes     TB 90-9.

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**INTRODUCTIONS         TO THE TOPIC**
Brain, Marshall. *How biological and chemical warfare works*. In       *HowStuffWorks* [*electronic resource*]. Raleigh, N.C., HSW      Media  Networks, c1998-2003.        http://people.howstuffworks.com/biochem-war.htm       

Croddy, Eric. The fog of war. In *Chemical and biological warfare*.       New York, Copernicus Books, c2002. p. 3-18.        UG447.C755 2002 <SciRR>   

Norris, John, and Will Fowler. *NBC: Nuclear, biological and chemical         warfare on the modern battlefield.* London, Herndon, Va., Brassey's,          1997. 112 p.     Includes bibliographical references (p. 112).      U793.N67 1997 

Sidell, Frederick R., and David R. Franz. Introduction to chemical and       biological agents. *Medical aspects of chemical and biological warfare*.       Washington, Borden Institute, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 1997. p.       4-7. (Textbook of military medicine series. Part I, Warfare, weaponry, and       the casualty, [v. 3].)        RC971.T48 1989 vol. 3   

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**SUBJECT             HEADINGS**
Subject headings used by the Library of Congress, under which books         on chemical/biological warfare can be located in most card and online         catalogs, include the following.     

**Highly Relevant**BIOLOGICAL WARFARE           BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS           CHEMICAL WARFARE          CHEMICAL           WEAPONS**Relevant**
			CHEMICAL AGENTS (MUNITIONS)             TERRORISM             WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION**Related**

  AGENT ORANGE              BIOLOGICAL ARMS CONTROL              BIOTECHNOLOGY              CHEMICAL ARMS CONTROL            CIVIL DEFENSE			DECONTAMINATION			PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME            POISONS            TOXINS

Note: See also subdivisions ‘Biological warfare' and ‘Chemical             warfare' under individual wars, e.g., "Persian Gulf War, 1991--Biological              warfare;" and subdivisions such as "War use" under               other subject headings, e.g., "Hazardous substances--War               use,"             "Poisons--War use," "Toxins--War use," etc.

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**BASIC         TEXTS**
 Compton, James A. F. *Military chemical and biological agents: chemical         and toxicological properties*. Caldwell, N.J., Telford Press, [1987?].         458 p. 		    Includes bibliographies and index.         UG447.C653 1987 <SciRR>           

Croddy, Eric. *Chemical and biological warfare: a comprehensive survey      for the concerned citizen*. New York, Springer-Verlag, c2002. 306 p.         		   Includes bibliographical references.         UG447.C755 2002 <SciRR>           

Taylor, Eric R. *Lethal mists: an introduction to the natural and         military sciences of chemical, biological warfare, and terrorism.*         Commack, N.Y., Nova Science Publishers, c1999. 405 p.       	     Includes bibliographical references   UG447.T393 1999 <SciRR>           

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**SPECIALIZED         TITLES**
**Biological**        Biological agents. In *PDR guide to biological and chemical warfare         response.* Edited by David W. Sifton and Gwynned L. Kelly. Montvale,         N.J., Thomson/Physicians' Desk Reference, c2002. p. 3-41.          RA648 .P374 2002 <SciRR>     

*Biological and toxin weapons: research, development, and use from         the Middle Ages to 1945*. Edited by Erhard Geissler and John Ellis         van Courtland Moon. Oxford, New York, Oxford University Press, 1999. 279         p.         (SIPRI chemical and biological warfare studies, no. 18.)       	     Includes bibliographical references.   UG447.8.B54 1999           

*Biological warfare: modern offense and defense*. Edited by Raymond    A. Zilinskas. Boulder, Colo., Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000. 309 p.       	     Bibliography: p. 265-292. |