Accession Number:

ADA055769

Title:

Chemical Warfare and the Military Balance

Descriptive Note:

Military issues research memo.

Corporate Author:

ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

Personal Author(s):

• Bay, Charles H.

Report Date:

1978-05-15

Pagination or Media Count:

31.0

Abstract:

This memorandum considers chemical warfare which, the author contends, has largely been ignored in the strategic debate. He suggests that the possibility of chemical warfare bears directly on NATOs nuclear dependence and the escalation control associated with that dependence. Because chemical warfare could seriously challenge the US basic strategy of flexible response, the author asserts that it is time to face this vital issue.

Descriptors:

• *BALANCE OF POWER
• *CHEMICAL WARFARE
• ARMS CONTROL
• CHEMICAL ORDNANCE
• CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS
• DETERRENCE
• MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN)
• MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
• NATIONAL SECURITY
• NATO
• STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
• THREAT EVALUATION
• WARSAW PACT COUNTRIES
• WEAPON SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS
• WEAPONS

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Chemical, Biological and Radiological Warfare

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE