{"product_id":"incapacitating-biochemical-weapons-promise-or-peril-paperback","title":"Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons: Promise or Peril? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Pearson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMarie Chevrier\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMark Wheelis\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncapacitating Biochemical Weapons\u003c\/i\u003e examines the promise and peril behind weapons based on natural or synthetic biochemical compounds that are meant to cause rapid incapacitation but not to kill. An agent has yet to be found that can effectively incapacitate people without risk of death when used in a real-world military or law enforcement situation. But revolutionary advances in the life sciences and biotechnology are generating new knowledge and potentially greater capabilities for manipulating human consciousness, emotions, mental functions, and behavior. These advances, coupled with the changing nature of conflict and warfare in the 21st century, are generating renewed government interest in incapacitating biochemical weapons.\u003cbr\u003eGovernments, international organizations, and society as a whole have critical decisions to make about whether and how to pursue the development, or conversely the effective prohibition, of incapacitating biochemical weapons. This book provides a comprehensive survey of the scientific, military, humanitarian, legal, and political issues associated with the development and use of incapacitating biochemical weapons. The expert contributing authors explore a wide range of issues pertinent to the topic from science to history to current military interest, arms control, and international law.\u003ci\u003eIncapacitating Biochemical Weapons: Promise or Peril?\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to scientists, the military and law enforcement communities, policy-makers, and all who are concerned about the proliferation of such weapons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Pearson\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the Biological and Chemical Weapons Control Program at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarie Chevrier\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of Public Policy Political Economy at the University of Texas at Dallas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Wheelis\u003c\/b\u003e is senior lecturer in Microbiology at the University of California, Davis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 338\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.95 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52614325829939,"sku":"9780739114391","price":168.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VKURAZMcCZ9780739114391.webp?v=1781546997","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/incapacitating-biochemical-weapons-promise-or-peril-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}