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Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons
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- Pub. Date: December 2007
- Publisher: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
Synopsis
Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons comprehensively examines the scientific, military, legal, political, and social issues raised by the pursuit of such weapons, issues that urgently require the attention of scientists, military and civilian practitioners and policy makers, and broader civil society.
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Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons
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Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons
Table of Contents
Abbreviations vii
Glossary xi
Introduction Alan M. Pearson Marie Isabelle Chevrier Mark Wheelis xv
Nonconsensual Manipulation of Human Physiology Using Biochemicals Mark Wheelis 1
Drug Development in the Twenty First Century and the Role of New Biotechnologies Alan Goldhammer 19
Historical Military Interest in Low-lethality Biochemical Agents: Avoiding and Augmenting Lethal Force Martin Furmanski 35
Late and Post-Cold War Research and Development of Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons Alan M. Pearson 67
Current and Prospective Military and Law Enforcement Use of Chemical Agents for Incapacitation George P. Fenton 103
Scientific Outlook for the Development of Incapacitants Malcolm R. Dando 123
Potential Long-Term Physiological Consequences of Exposure to Incapacitating Biochemicals Kathryn Nixdorff Jack Melling 149
Incapacitating Chemical and Biochemical Weapons and Law Enforcement Under the Chemical Weapons Convention David P. Fidler 171
Toxic Chemicals for Law Enforcement Including Domestic Riot Control Purposes Under the Chemical Weapons Convention Adolf von Wagner 195
IncapacitatingBiochemicals and the Biological Weapons Convention Marie Isabelle Chevrier James F. Leonard 209
Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons: Risks and Uncertainties Robin M. Coupland 225
International Law and the Regulation of Weapons Francoise J. Hampson 231
Human Rights Law and the Use of Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons William J. Aceves 261
Protecting and Reinforcing Humanitarian Norms: The Way Forward Peter Herby 285
Conclusion and Recommendations Alan M. Pearson Marie Isabelle Chevrier Mark Wheelis 291
Index 297
About the Contributors 303
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