Chemical Terrorism Threats
The Conflict
In the past five years, and especially since the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, there has been a heightened awareness of all forms of terr...
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Chemical Weapons
Chemical weapons are weapons that achieve their deadly effects not by explosion, heat, or penetration, but by biochemical interaction with the target. Chemical weapons include agents ...
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Chemical Warfare
Throughout history there has been continued use of chemicals in warfare. Ancient armies burned painted wood to create smoke screens or to force enemies from hiding places. Two thousan...
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Chemical Weapons
Chemical Weapons (CWs) constitute a major but often under appreciated ethical and political challenge for science and technology. The following entry examines this challenge by descri...
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