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Technologies Underlying Weapons of Mass Destruction
Companion to OTA Proliferation report, discusses technical components of CBW acquisition and use, including dual use
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Assessing the Risks
Office of Technology Assessment created a report describing what CBRN can do, analyzing consequences of spread to the US, summarizing technical aspects of monitoring/controlling production
Biological Weapons and Modern Warfare
Executive research project for the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University. Reviews the use and development of biological agents with respect to the historical and current US BW program, advantages and disadvantages of BW,…
Case Study 4 Research and Development in CBW
Author seeks to distinguish between (1) basic vs. applied research, (2) civilian vs. military research, (3) offensive vs. defensive research as it pertains to CBW.
Excerpts from the USA Army Documents to Support de Jong's Claims
A collection of documents obtained from Peter Von Stackelberg, via Simon de Jong of the House of Commons of Ottawa, Canada. Includes a variety of press releases and articles for print, but also excerpts from US Army BW program documents.
Mass Destruction Terrorism Study
Provides a review of the issues of governmental response in the event of terrorist use of agents of mass destruction.
Toxins
This report by the PSAC Panel on C&B Warfare evaluates toxins as weapons.
Requirements for Defense Against Biological Warfare
The BW-CW Panel of the President's Science Advisory Committee seeks to review the problems of the US preparedness against biological weapons attacks to our armed forces or civilian population and to outline the requirements for sufficient defensive…
Health Aspects of Chemical and Biological Weapons
Report generated by the Director-General of the WHO in cooperation with the UN, aims to be more technical than was the UN report.
US Policy on Chemical and Biological Warfare and Agents
Report to the National Security Council by the Interdepartmental Political-Military Group (IPMG) in response to National Security Study Memorandum (NSSM) 59. Examines current US and international policies on CBW and deliberates future policies with a…
The Use of Chemical and Biological Warfare
This survey assesses all past uses of chemical or biological warfare and then evaluates what would constitute a good route for the US to take should it decide to use biological warfare.
Report of the Secretary-General on Chemical and Bacteriological (Biological) Weapons and the Effects of Their Possible Use
This report provides an appraisal of the effects of chemical and biological weapons to inform governments of the potential consequences of their use.
Defense Against Chemical and Biological Warfare
This book chapter discusses the consequences of chemical and biological weapons research and the need for disarmament to prevent future attacks.
Chemical-Biological Warfare: U.S. Policies and International Effects
Congressional debate about whether the United States should ratify the 1925 Geneva Convention. General policies on CBW are also re-evaluated.
Chemical and Bacteriological (Biological) Weapons and the Effects of their Possible Use
The report aims to provide an easily understood appraisal of the effects of chemical and biological weapons and inform governments of the consequences of their use in order to advocate for disarmament.
Biological Agents
Discusses the main advantages, challenges, and technical approaches of BW development.
Memo for JCS: Chemical/Biological Testing
This memo approves certain unspecified chemical and biological tests and summarizes current knowledge on the diseases of concern: tularemia, Q-fever, and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis
Project 112 - Evaluation of B-C Weapons
A series of memos that catalog results from a Working Group led by the Director of Defense Research and Engineering. Goals were to evaluate the biological and chemical weapons state of the art. Army, Navy, and Air Force participated and were tasked…
Problems of Antibacteriological Defense According to Data From Foreign Literature
This book written by a Soviet author provides a generalization of the information that has been published worldwide about the problem of the bacteriological weapon and the existing defense measures against it, in order to inform medical workers and…
Plans for the Development of Biological and Chemical Weapons and Defense Capabilities
This aims to provide short and intermediate term DOD plans for use by the DOD of the present B-C weapons and defense capabilities. It also aims to create a research and development plan for execution by the Army.