Publication

Nov 2008

This policy paper describes and analyzes biological and chemical substances that have the potential to be used as weapons or can improve the efficacy of other, more traditional, weapons. Potential loopholes in the international prohibitions against chemical and biological warfare (CBW) are presented together with practical, politically feasible and technically useful policy options.

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Author Ronald G Sutherland
Series SIPRI Policy Papers
Issue 23
Publisher Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Copyright © 2008 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
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