Americas Struggle With Chemical-Biological Warfare; Author: Mauroni, Albert J.; Hardback; Book

Author: Mauroni, Albert J.
Hardback; Book; Bibliography, Index
272 pages
Published: February 2000
Praeger Publishers
ISBN: 0275967565

Fear and ignorance have colored the perception of chemical and biological (CB) warfare both in the public and military spheres. Media coverage following the alleged gassing of sheep at Dugway Proving Ground in 1968 has led most people to believe that CB warfare is an unstoppable doomsday weapon of mass destruction. Yet, in 1972, General Creighton Abrams, the Army Chief of Staff, attempted to disestablish the Chemical Corps because he saw no need for it. Had that decision not been reversed in 1976, there would not have been any chemical defense specialists or equipment available for Operation Desert Storm in 1990.Tracks events relating to the Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Warfare Program between 1968 and 1990. The author details military development and procurement of the CB defence equipment, the development of binary chemical weapons, and CB terrorism response efforts.