Biological and chemical weapons
By: David M. Haugen, book editor.
Contributors: Haugen, David M., 1969-
Series: At issue; At issue (San Diego, Calif.)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Biological warfare; Chemical warfare
Description: Presents conflicting views concerning various aspects of chemical and biological warfare.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-108) and index.
Table of contents: title: Biological weapons are a serious threat / Richard K. Betts; title: Is the fear of biological terrorism justified? / Peter Pringle; title: Terrorists would be unlikely to use biological or chemical weapons / Jonathan B. Tucker and Amy Sands; title: Countermeasures to biological and chemical terrorism warrant government funding / W. Seth Carus; title: The media direct U.S. policy regarding biological and chemical weapons / Stephen S. Hall; title: An attempt to destroy chemical weapons goes awry / Kevin Whitelow, Warren P. Stroebel, and Brian Duffy; title: Decreasing U.S. intervention overseas will reduce the threat of terrorist attacks / Ivan Eland; title: The migration of Russian biological weapons experts is a serious threat / Jonathan B. Tucker; title: A nuclear arsenal is needed to counter a biological weapons threat / David C. Gompert; title: The Chemical Weapons Convention is unenforceable / Frank J. Gaffney; title: Local governments' responses to biological and chemical terrorism / Karen Ann Coburn; title: Unearthing the truth / John Barry; title: Iraq still possesses a biological and chemical arsenal / Bruce B. Auster and Linda Fasulo; title: The biological and chemical weapons in Iraq's arsenal / Franklin Foer; title: The U.S. supplied Iraq with biological and chemical weapons' materials / William Blum.