| Description |
1 online resource (405 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- 1. Axis of Weevils: Germany, 1920s to 1939 -- 2. Otto's Fortunes: Germany, 1939-45 -- 3. The End: Germany, 1944-45 -- 4. Dustbins and Paperclips -- 5. Mites: VX, a British Nerve Agent -- 6. Rocks and Shoals-Building a Stockpile that was NeverUsed: Alabama, Colorado, and Indiana, 1950-70 -- 7. Cribbing From the Wrong Notebook: The Soviets -- 8. Coming Off the Rails: The USA: 1968-70 -- 9. Binary Decisions: The USA, 1970s to the 1990s -- 10. The Newcomers: Russia, 1970s to the 1990s |
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11. Wars in Iraq and Iran -- 12. The Tokyo Attack -- 13. The Psychological Effects of Nerve Agents -- 14. The Syrian War -- 15. Assassinations -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Technical Vignettes -- Appendix 2: The Rest of the World -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Nerve agents are the world's deadliest means of chemical warfare. Nazi Germany developed the first military-grade nerve agents and massive industry for their manufacture - yet, strangely, the Third Reich never used them. At the end of the Second World War, the Allies were stunned to discover this advanced and extensive programme. The Soviets and Western powers embarked on a new arms race, amassing huge chemical arsenals.From their Nazi invention to the 2018 Novichok attack in Britain, Dan Kaszeta uncovers nerve agents' gradual spread across the world, despite international arms control efforts |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Nerve gases -- History
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Nerve gases
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781787384507 |
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1787384500 |
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