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Future foreign perceptions of chemical weapons utility / by John P. Caves, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Caves, John P., author.
- Series:
- Proceedings (National Defense University. Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction)
- Prooceedings / Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chemical weapons.
- Weapons of mass destruction.
- Chemical arms control.
- National security--United States.
- National security.
- Security, International.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Online resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (5 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, 2010.
- Summary:
- It is inherently speculative to address future foreign perceptions of chemical weapons (CW) utility. This is not only because it concerns things that may be, rather than things that already are, but also because those who might be considering or already pursuing CW capabilities for the future will not be openly sharing their views. Classified sources and assessments also cannot be addressed in this unclassified forum. This paper, therefore, offers some educated guesses about how rational actors might view the future utility of CW on the basis of open source information about relevant technological trends and assumptions about pertinent aspects of the future international security environment. For any type of weapon, and particularly for one proscribed by treaty, three factors should be assessed when attempting to gauge future foreign perceptions of that weapon's utility: the nature of the future threat, effectiveness of the weapon in countering that threat, and opportunity costs of choosing that weapon over other means of response. These three factors are considered in turn.
- Notes:
- "October 2010."
- Includes bibliographical references (page 4).
- Online resource, PDF version; title from title page (viewed March 9, 2017).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Caves, John P. Future foreign perceptions of chemical weapons utility
- OCLC:
- 713660206
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