Review and evaluation of alternative technologies for demilitarization of assembled chemical weapons / Committee on Review and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons, Board on Army Science and Technology, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Review and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

Compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemical weapons disposal--United States.

Chemical weapons disposal.

Chemical agents (Munitions)--Safety measures.

Chemical agents (Munitions).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 242 pages) : illustrations, map, charts

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This report examines seven disposal technologies being considered by the U.S. government as alternative methods to the process of incineration for destroying mortars, rockets, land mines, and other weapons that contain chemical warfare agents, such as mustard gas. These weapons are considered especially dangerous because they contain both chemical warfare agent and explosive materials in an assembled package that must be disassembled for destruction. The study identifies the strengths and weaknesses and advantages and disadvantages of each technology and assesses their potential for full-scale implementation.

Notes:

"This is a report of work supported by Contract DAAG55-97-C-0044 between the U.S. Army and the National Academy of Sciences"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610185733

9780309184007

0309184002

9781280185731

1280185732

9780309588683

0309588685

9780585223285

0585223289

OCLC:

666925358