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At Issue: Biological and Chemical Weapons. Ed. Stuart A. Kallen. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2006.

… The Iraqi forces unleashed on Halabja a "cocktail" of at least four chemical weapons—mustard gas [and three other poison gases], sarin, tabun, and VX. A chemical weapon is a poisonous substance that injures or …

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At Issue: Biological and Chemical Weapons. Ed. David M. Haugen. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2001.

… to destroy an industrial facility believed to be involved in the production of Empta, a chemical compound whose only known use is as a precursor for the deadly VX nerve agent. …

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At Issue: Biological and Chemical Weapons. Ed. Stuart A. Kallen. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2006.

… Moscow theater, holding about 750 people hostage. The hostage-takers were well armed with automatic weapons and grenades, and the females were wired with high explosives. …

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Opposing Viewpoints: Weapons of Mass Destruction. Ed. James D. Torr. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005.

… Since the end of the Cold War, the acquisition and potential use of chemical and biological technologies and materials by state and sub-state actors have become increasingly real threats. The recent trend towards chemical and biological …

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5. Iraq Still Possesses a Biological and Chemical Arsenal.
At Issue: Biological and Chemical Weapons. Ed. David M. Haugen. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2001.

…Not for nothing are biological weapons called the poor man's nuclear bomb. An anthrax culture costs $45. To begin producing the organisms …

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At Issue: Biological and Chemical Weapons. Ed. David M. Haugen. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2001.

…During the Cold War, weapons of mass destruction were the centerpiece of foreign policy. …

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Current Controversies: Homeland Security. Ed. Debra A. Miller. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

… finger and starting down the long, difficult, and expensive road of actually making a viable biological, chemical, or nuclear weapon of mass destruction, the terrorists have managed to distract us with the specter of such a device. …

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At Issue: Biological and Chemical Weapons. Ed. Stuart A. Kallen. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2006.

… low. Americans may be harboring any number of nightmare scenarios involving biological or chemical weapons. But there are good reasons why we shouldn't be worrying …

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At Issue: Nuclear Weapons. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

… "The United States will not use nuclear weapons against any non-nuclear weapon party state to the Non-Proliferation Treaty ... except in the case of an …

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At Issue: Biological and Chemical Weapons. Ed. David M. Haugen. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2001.

… with traditional military means" and are therefore working on "new forms of assault," including chemical and biological weapons (CBW). Responding to this still largely hypothetical threat, the Clinton administration's …

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Current Controversies: Weapons of Mass Destruction. Ed. Michael Logan. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2006.

… suggests that the U.S. effort to track down [deposed Iraqi leader] Saddam Hussein's missing weapons of mass destruction (WMD) is having better success than is being …

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Opposing Viewpoints: Biological Warfare. Ed. William Dudley. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2004.

… What is the public perception of biological weapons, according to Easterbrook? Why is a mass outbreak of smallpox …

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13. Iran Is a Threat to the United States and Its Allies.
Opposing Viewpoints: The Middle East. Ed. David M. Haugen and Susan Musser. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

… U.S. Department of State believe that Iran is in violation of its Chemical Weapon Convention obligations? How is Iran actively working against U.S. interests in …

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At Issue: Biological and Chemical Weapons. Ed. David M. Haugen. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2001.

… to war against Iraq in February [1998] because of Saddam Hussein's weapons program. In his State of the Union address, President Clinton castigated Hussein for "developing nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons

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Opposing Viewpoints: Terrorism. Ed. Laura K. Egendorf. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2004.

… According to Walsh, how were biological weapons used in colonial America? How does the author describe the typical television …

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At Issue: What Are the Most Serious Threats to National Security?. Ed. Staurt A. Kallen. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005.

… unimaginable fear, panic, and economic disruption. A gram or less of many biotoxin weapons can kill or sicken tens of thousands. Weight for weight, they can be hundreds to …

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Current Controversies: Iraq. Ed. Andrea C. Nakaya. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2004.

… purpose of that resolution was to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction. Iraq had already been found guilty of material breach of its obligations stretching back …

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Opposing Viewpoints: Rogue Nations. Ed. Louise Gerdes. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2006.

… William Webster, how have Western European companies directly contributed to Syria's weapons programs? What diseases do sources claim Syria can …

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19. An Attempt to Destroy Chemical Weapons Goes Awry.
At Issue: Biological and Chemical Weapons. Ed. David M. Haugen. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2001.

… affairs were kept out of the loop, and they were skeptical that the plant, known as El Shifa, was a chemical weapons facility connected to the alleged terrorist Osama bin Laden. That was the charge leveled by top U.S. officials …

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At Issue: Nuclear and Toxic Waste. Ed. Stuart A. Kallen. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005.

…The threat of weapons of mass destruction comes not from Iraq, but from here in the US. Ask anyone living near the eight US chemical weapons

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