Partially funded by the Ploughshares Fund, this primer reviews the history of CBW, describes defenses against currently known biological and chemical agents, considers the incentives and disincentives facing nations that either develop CBW armaments or tolerate their development, and reflects on the prospects for control and disarmament.

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Eric Croddy specializes in open-source intelligence. He has written or edited four books concerning chemical and biological warfare. From 2003-2017, Eric worked as an intelligence analyst at the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, focusing on Chinese nuclear weapons programs, the People's Liberation Army Strategic Rocket Forces, and cross-strait security issues.

Inhalt
One: Gas, Bugs, and Common Sense.- 1: The Fog of War.- 2: Who Has These Weapons?.- 3: Threats and Responses.- Two: Chemical Agents.- 4: Basic Concepts.- 5: Chemical Warfare: A Brief History.- 6: Control and Disarmament.- Three: Biological Agents.- 7: Basic Concepts.- 8: Biological Warfare: A Brief History.- 9: Control and Disarmament.- 10: Vaccination and Biological Warfare.- Notes.- Select Bibliography.