High-Threat Chemical Agents : Characteristics, Effects, and Policy Implications.
Discusses characteristics, effects, and policy implications of high-threat chemical agents, including nerve, blister, choking, and blood agents. Reviews protection against and detection of high-threat chemical agents; use of biological agents as weapons of mass destruction versus weapons of terror;...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2003.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Discusses characteristics, effects, and policy implications of high-threat chemical agents, including nerve, blister, choking, and blood agents. Reviews protection against and detection of high-threat chemical agents; use of biological agents as weapons of mass destruction versus weapons of terror; and current Federal policies and activities related to high-threat chemical agents, including export control, R&D, chemical detectors, first responder equipment, and federal response teams. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |