Chemical risk and chemical warfare agents: science and technology against humankind

After one century from the beginning of World War I, the threat of a possible usage of chemical warfare agents is back again. However, in our time, the potential targets of an attack with non-conventional toxic chemicals are civilian populations in a terrorist attack, rather than equipped and well-t...

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Published in:Toxicological and environmental chemistry 2016-10, Vol.98 (9), p.1018-1025
Main Authors: Guidotti, Matteo, Trifirò, Ferruccio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agents (artificial intelligence)
Biological & chemical weapons
CBRN defense
Chemical attack
chemical risk
Chemical warfare
chemical warfare agents
Chemical weapons
Environmental chemistry
Military
terrorist attack
Terrorist attacks
Warfare
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Summary:After one century from the beginning of World War I, the threat of a possible usage of chemical warfare agents is back again. However, in our time, the potential targets of an attack with non-conventional toxic chemicals are civilian populations in a terrorist attack, rather than equipped and well-trained military troops in battlefields. Chemical weapons indeed are able to inflict not only material damages, but also noteworthy psychological consequences on the public opinion. An analysis of the most common misconceptions and a summary of the main advantages and disadvantages linked to the use of chemical weapons, in warfare actions or in terrorist attack, are discussed here.
ISSN:0277-2248
1029-0486
DOI:10.1080/02772248.2014.996153