Chemical Warfare - An Urgent Need for a Credible Deterrent.
Abstract
Lethal chemical agents, which caused one million casualties in World War I, have not been used on any significant scale until recently. Evidence that the Soviet Union and its allies employed toxic weapons in Laos, Cambodia, and Afghanistan makes it necessary to evaluate US chemical warfare policy. That policy examined against the history of chemical warfare, arms control negotiations, and the current military threat is deemed to be adequate. Existing military capabilities to implement that policy are, however, held to be seriously inadequate. The conclusion is reached that retaliatory capabilities must be modernized and improved if the policy is to remain effective. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 19, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA116271
Entities
People
- James E. Leonard
Organizations
- United States Army War College