Weapons of Mass Destruction

The Essential Reference Guide
Herausgeber: Croddy, Eric; Wirtz, James; Larsen, Jeffrey

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Whether one is interested in learning about anthrax, sarin, the neutron bomb-or any other weapon of mass destruction-this thorough and detailed reference is the place to find answers. The threat posed by weapons of mass destruction (WMD), whether nuclear, radiological, chemical, or biological, is the number-one topic of concern for the intelligence community, first responders, policymakers, and myriad non-governmental organizations-and many members of the general public. This authoritative reference will serve all of those parties by covering the full spectrum of mass-casualty weapons. The guide will not only enable people to educate themselves, but also to separate the truth from the spurious information that abounds. The book offers an A-to-Z listing of major topics, making finding information about concepts, scientific theories, and realities of WMD fast and easy. While the framework of WMD goes back centuries, the major focus of this reference is on weapons that date from the use of chemical warfare in World War I. The book also covers WMD from the early nuclear era (World War II), the Cold War, and the present (Syria, North Korea, etc.). Each entry is written in a clear, accessible style and includes crucial background information, making this book an essential resource for both lay readers and specialists. Armed with this portable database, readers will have the confidence to deal with, discuss, or write about WMD of all kinds based on an understanding of relevant concepts, policies, and scientific fundamentals.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: ABC-CLIO
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 932g
• ISBN-13: 9781440855740
• ISBN-10: 1440855749
• Artikelnr.: 47879871

Autorenporträt

Eric A. Croddy specializes in weapons of mass destruction with a focus on chemical and biological warfare. Jeffrey A. Larsen,PhD, is president of Larsen Consulting Group. James J. Wirtz,PhD, is professor and Dean of the School of International Graduate Studies, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introductory Essays Chemical and Biological Warfare as Weapons of Mass Destruction: A U.S. Perspective
Nuclear Weapons
REFERENCE ENTRIES Abrin
Accidental Nuclear War
Agroterrorism (Agricultural Biological Warfare)
Airborne Alert
Al Qaeda
Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil
Anthrax
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Antinuclear Movement
Anti-Satellite Weapons
Arms Control
Aum Shinrikyo
Australia Group
Baruch Plan
Bikini Island
Binary Chemical Munitions
Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
Bioregulators
Blood Agents
Botulism (Botulinum Toxin)
Brinkmanship
Broken Arrow
Brucellosis (Brucella Bacterium)
Chemical Weapons Convention
Chernobyl
China
People's Republic of
Chlorine Gas
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (Nunn-Lugar Program)
Crisis Stability
Criticality and Critical Mass
De-alerting
Declared Facility
Depleted Uranium (U-238)
Deterrence
Deterrence and Defense Posture Review
Deuterium
Enrichment
Extended Deterrence
Fallout
Fentanyl
Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty
France
Fusion
Gun-Type Devices
Halabja Incident
Half-Life
Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses
Highly Enriched Uranium
Hiroshima
Hydrogen Bomb
Implosion Devices
India
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
International Atomic Energy Agency
Iran
Iraq
Islamic State
Isotopes
Israel
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Kaffa
Siege of
Kiloton
Libya
Limited Test Ban Treaty
Lithium
Low Enriched Uranium
Manhattan Project
Megaton
Missile Defense
Missile Technology Control Regime
Mustard (Sulfur and Nitrogen)
Mutual Assured Destruction
Nagasaki
Napalm
Nerve Agents
Neutron Bomb (Enhanced Radiation Weapon)
New START Treaty
North Korea
Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
Nuclear Posture Review
Nuclear Taboo
Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty
Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zone
Nuclear Winter
Pakistan
Phosphorus
Pit
Plague
Plutonium
Prague Agenda
Primary Stage
Psychoincapacitants
Q Fever
Radiation
Radiological Dispersal Device
Reprocessing
Ricin
Russian Chemical and Biological Weapons
Russian Nuclear Forces and Doctrine
Smallpox
South Africa
Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B
Stockpile Stewardship Program
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I and SALT II)
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I)
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II)
Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
Syria
Tactical Nuclear Weapons
Triad
Tritium
Tularemia
United Kingdom
Uranium
U.S. Chemical and Biological Weapons Programs
U.S. Nuclear Forces and Doctrine
V-Agents
Wassenaar Arrangement
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Weapons-Grade Material
Yellow Rain
Yield
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS Chemical and Biological Weapons
Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (1972)
Chemical Weapons Convention (1993)
Australia Group
List of Plant Pathogens for Export Control (2012)
Control List of Dual-Use Biological Equipment and Related Technology and Software (2017)
Control List of Dual-Use Chemical Manufacturing Facilities and Equipment and Related Technology and Software (2017)
Export Control List: Chemical Weapons Precursors (2017)
List of Human and Animal Pathogens and Toxins for Export Control (2017)
Nuclear Weapons
Atomic Energy Act (1946)
North Atlantic Treaty (1949)
Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency (1956)
Hot Line Agreement Summary (1963)
Treaty of Tlatelolco (1967)
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1968)
Nuclear War Risk Reduction Measures Agreement (1971)
Seabed Treaty (1972)
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (1972)
Interim Agreement on Strategic Offensive Arms (SALT I) (1972)
Prevention of Nuclear War Agreement (1973)
Threshold Test Ban Treaty (1974)
Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty (1976)
Harmel Report and NATO Dual-Track Decision (1979)
Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (1980)
Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers Agreement (1987)
Ballistic Missile Launch Notification Agreement (1988)
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I) (1991)
Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula (1992)
Treaty on Open Skies (1992)
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) (1993)
Missile Technology Control Regime
U.S. Guidelines (1993)
The Wassenaar Agreement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (1995)
Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (2002)
G8 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (2002)
National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction (2002)
New START Treaty (2010)
NATO Deterrence and Defence Posture Review (2012)
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (2015)
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (2017)
Chronology of Chemical and Biological Weapons
Chronology of Nuclear Weapons
Bibliography
Contributors
Index About the Editors