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In 1915, German troops would open the valves of canisters filled with chlorine gas and hope for a favorable wind. Sometimes they took out thousands of the enemy, sometimes the wind blew it back in their faces. By the height of the Cold War, NATO and Warsaw Pact nations had perfected the art of the chemical attack. They created thousands of advanced rockets equipped with warheads containing hundreds of pounds of the most lethal toxic agents known to humankind. And now, finally, the major powers are in the process of ridding themselves of the scourge of chemical weapons, which are not only frighteningly volatile, but possibly the most inefficient military weapons ever devised.
Yes, it would be nice to say that humankind has come a long way in understanding chemical weapons, but as we write, terrorists are hell-bent on attaining as many as they can in order to carry out their dreams of inflicting ungodly carnage on populations around the world.
Written by one of the world's foremost experts on the subject, War of Nerves tells you all you need to know about chemical weapons programs, the uses in combat, anti-chemical weapons training in the U.S. Military, and the pervasive threat of chemical weapon attacks today on both military personnel and civilian populations.
From gas attacks in WW I and the Reich's advanced nerve-agent programs in WW II, to terror in the Japanese subway system and Saddam Hussein's chemical programs, War of Nerves chronicles the history of this scourge that haunts us to this day. B/W photos. 455 pages.
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