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Introduction to weapons of mass destruction : radiological, chemical, and biological /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Langford, Roland E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, [2004]
Subjects:
Chemical Warfare Agents.
Nuclear Warfare.
Biological Warfare.
Chemical Warfare.
Table of Contents:
  • Weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
  • Nuclear radiation
  • Brief history of nuclear weapons
  • Types of nuclear weapons
  • Effects of nuclear weapons
  • Nuclear weapons detection, protection, and decontamination
  • Medical treatment of wounds from nuclear weapons
  • Brief history of biological weapons
  • Bioweapon diseases and medical treatments
  • Delivery systems for bioweapons
  • Biological weapon detection, protection, and decontamination
  • Introduction to chemical agents
  • Effects of chemical weapons and medical treatments
  • Delivery systems for chemical weapons
  • Chemical agent safety, protection, detection, and decontamination
  • Summary of weapons of mass destruction