9781861896513 - A History of Chemical and Biological Weapons de Spiers, Edward M. (14 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: Very good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. The format is approximately 5.625 inches by 8.75 inches. 223, [1] pages References. Select Bibliography. Index. Name of previous owner (Betty L. Plummer) written neatly in ink inside the front cover. This may have been the same Betty L. Plummer noted for her scholarship on Benjamin Rush and on Public Health and her Howard University masters thesis on "Benjamin Rush and the Negro.' [their copy was sadly lost in a flood]. Edward M. Spiers is professor emeritus at the University of Leeds. He is the author of nineteen books, including A History of Chemical and Biological Weapons, and Chemical Warfare and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Prospects for Proliferation. Biological warfare, also known as germ warfare, is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, insects, and fungi with the intent to kill, harm or incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of war. Biological weapons (often termed "bio-weapons", "biological threat agents", or "bio-agents") are living organisms or replicating entities (i.e. viruses, which are not universally considered "alive"). Entomological (insect) warfare is a subtype of biological warfare. Offensive biological warfare in international armed conflicts is a war crime under the 1925 Geneva Protocol and several international humanitarian law treaties. Chemical warfare (CW) involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons. The use of chemical weapons in international armed conflicts is prohibited under international humanitarian law by the 1925 Geneva Protocol and the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907. Following the 9/11 attacks and the anthrax letters that appeared in their wake, the threat posed by the widespread accessibility of chemical and biological weapons has continually been used to stir public fear and opinion by politicians and the media alike. In Chemical and Biological Weapons, Edward M. Spiers cuts through the scare tactics and hype to provide a thorough and even-handed examination of the weapons themselvesâ"the various types and effectsâ"and their evolution from World War I to the present. Spiers describes the similarities and differences between the two types of weapons and how technological advancements have led to tactical innovations in their use over time. As well, he gives equal attention to the international response to the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons, analyzing global efforts aimed at restraining their use, such as deterrence and disarmament, and the effectiveness of these approaches in the twentieth century. Using Iraq as a case study, Spiers also investigates its deployment of chemical weapons in the Iran-Iraq War and the attempts by the international community to disarm Iraq through the United Nations Special Commission and the United States-led war in 2003. A timely and balanced historical survey, Chemical and Biological Weapons will be of interest to readers studying the proliferation and use of chemical and biological warfare and the reactions of the international community throughout the last several decades.