Format:
Online-Ressource (xxiii, 213 p)
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ill
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25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2006 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0253346126
Content:
"Dr. Vilensky raises important concerns regarding the threats posed by lewisite and other weapons of mass destruction. As he describes, non-proliferation programs are a vital component in the War on Terror." -- Richard G. Lugar, United States Senator"Joel Vilensky's book is a detailed and immensely useful account of the development and history of one of the major chemical weapons.... We will always know how to make lewisite, the 'Dew of Death,' but that does not mean that we should, or be compelled to acc
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [188]-209) and index
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Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. 1878: Two Stars Are Born; 2. The Poisonous Yellow Cloud and the American Response; 3. The Hunt for a New King; 4. The American University Experimental Station; 5. Willoughby: The Chemical Warfare Service's Ace in the Hole; 6. The Inter-War Years; 7. Military Biology and BAL; 8. World War II: The Gas War That Never Happened; 9. Lewisite Production, Use, and Sea Dumping after World War II; 10. Lewisite Stockpiles and Terrestrial Residues; 11. Human and Environmental Toxicology; 12. Lewisite, Terrorism, and the Future
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Appendix 1 / Lewisite's Chemical and Physical PropertiesAppendix 2 / Lewisite Production; Appendix 3 / Lewisite Degradation; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780253346124
Additional Edition:
Print version Dew of Death : The Story of Lewisite, America's World War I Weapon of Mass Destruction
Language:
English
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