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Author Tucker, Jonathan B., author.

Title President Nixon's decision to renounce the U.S. offensive biological weapons program / by Jonathan B. Tucker and Erin R. Mahan.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : National Defense University Press, 2009.

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 Axe Federal Documents Online  D 5.402:C 26/NO.1    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource (vii, 23 pages)
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Series Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction Case study ; 1
Case study (National Defense University. Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction) ; 1.
Note G.P.O. sales statement incorrect in publication.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 19-22).
Summary A lesser known but equally dangerous element of the superpower competition involved biological weapons (BW). By the late 1960s, the United States and the Soviet Union had both acquired advanced BW capabilities. The U.S. BW arsenal comprised two types of lethal antipersonnel agents; three types of incapacitating agents; and two types of anticrop weapons. The Army also developed two toxins, highly poisonous chemicals produced by bacteria and other living organisms. According to U.S. military doctrine at the time, the stockpile of lethal biological weapons served as an in-kind deterrent against enemy biological attack and, if deterrence were to fail, provided a retaliatory capability when authorized by the President. Soon after President Richard M. Nixon took office in January 1969, Members of Congress pressured the administration to clarify U.S. policies on the use of chemical and biological weapons (CBW), as there had been no comprehensive review of this issue area in more than 15 years. Nixon announced his new policy on biological warfare at a press conference an the White House on November 25, 1969. "Biological weapons have massive, unpredictable, and potentially uncontrollable consequences," he declared. "They may produce global epidemics and impair the health of future generations." In recognition of these dangers, he continued, the United States had decided to destroy its entire stockpile of biological agents and confine its future biological research program to defensive measures, such as vaccines and field detectors. The monograph is divided into the following segments: The Decision to Launch a Policy Review; The National Security Study Memorandum Process, including Divergent Agency Positions, The Pentagon Divided, External Political Pressures, and The NSC Principals Meeting; The President's Decision; Toxins -- A Major Loose End, including Policy Review on Toxins and The President Decides; and Consequences and Legacy.
Note Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from title page (viewed March 7, 2017).
Subject Biological warfare -- Government policy -- United States.
Biological weapons -- Government policy -- United States.
Weapons of mass destruction -- Government policy -- United States.
National security -- United States.
Policies.
Deterrence.
Biological warfare agents.
Public relations.
Arms control.
Weapon system effectiveness.
United states government.
Toxins.
Administration and management.
Government and political science.
Chemical, biological and radiological warfare.
Mass destruction weapons.
Ussr.
Incapacitating agents.
Treaties.
United nations.
Virus diseases.
Lethal agents.
Public health.
Pathogenic microorganisms.
Stockpiles.
International law.
Bacterial diseases.
Chemical warfare agents.
Anticrop agents.
Case studies.
Destruction.
Production.
Decision making.
Diplomacy.
Public opinion.
Antipersonnel agents.
Indexed Term NIXON RICHARD M
MILITARY UTILITY
OFFENSIVE CAPABILITIES
DEFENSIVE CAPABILITIES
TOXIN WARFARE AGENTS
LAIRD MELVIN R
KISSINGER HENRY
CONTROLLABILITY
NSC(NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL)
NSSM 59(NATIONAL SECURITY STUDY MEMORANDUM 59)
POLICY REVIEWS
IPMG(INTERDEPARTMENTAL POLITICAL-MILITARY GROUP)
GENEVA PROTOCOL 1925
PSAC(PRESIDENT'S SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE)
DEFENSIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
COERCIVE DIPLOMACY
ARMY CHEMICAL CORPS
RETALIATION
LETHAL CAPABILITY
JCS(JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF)
STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATION TALKS
BOTULINUM TOXIN
STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN B
NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION MEMORANDUM 35
BWC(BIOLOGICAL AND TOXIN WEAPONS CONVENTION)
CWC(CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION)
Added Author Mahan, Erin R., 1969- author.
National Defense University. Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, issuing body.
Other Form: Print version: Tucker, Jonathan B. President Nixon's decision to renounce the U.S. offensive biological weapons program (DLC) 2009438701 (OCoLC)456575262
Standard No. DTICE ADA517679
Gpo Item No. 0378-H-01(online)
Sudoc No. D 5.402:C 26/NO.1

 
    
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