Chemical weapons in Soviet military doctrine : military and historical experience, 1915-1991
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Chemical weapons in Soviet military doctrine : military and historical experience, 1915-1991
Westview Press, 1992
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"Published in cooperation with the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Ebenhausen, Germany"--Facing t.p
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-235) and index
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Description
The authors of this book have unearthed numerous source materials on the role of chemical warfare in Soviet military doctrine and have compiled the information in a cohesive study. Their analysis provides insight into Soviet views and intentions in the chemical weapons sphere, shedding light on Soviet motivations and attitudes regarding the utility of chemical weapons and the proposed Chemical Weapons Convention.
Table of Contents
- Russian experience with chemical weapons during and after the First World War
- the inter-war years (1919-1941)
- the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945)
- the late Stalinist era (1945-1953)
- chemical weapons and the post-Stalin debate (1953-1964)
- chemical warfare and the increased importance of non-nuclear warfare (1965-1985)
- chemical weapons in the age of Glasnost and Perestroika.
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