Introduction to weapons of mass destruction
Subtitle: radiological, chemical, and biological
By: R. Everett Langford.
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
Subjects: Weapons of mass destruction
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-365) and index.
Table of contents: title: Weapons of mass destruction (WMD); title: Nuclear radiation; title: Brief history of nuclear weapons; title: Types of nuclear weapons; title: Effects of nuclear weapons; title: Nuclear weapons detection, protection, and decontamination; title: Medical treatment of wounds from nuclear weapons; title: Brief history of biological weapons; title: Bioweapon diseases and medical treatments; title: Delivery systems for bioweapons; title: Biological weapon detection, protection, and decontamination; title: Introduction to chemical agents; title: Effects of chemical weapons and medical treatments; title: Delivery systems for chemical weapons; title: Chemical agent safety, protection, detection, and decontamination; title: Summary of weapons of mass destruction; title: Glossary.