Report of the Chemical Warfare Review Commission, June 1985

xvi, 104 pp. Original buff blue wrappers, navy blue titles. A government agency report on use of chemical warfare in World War I & II, and a summary of U.S. policy on chemical weapons, proliferation, stockpiling, and development of chemical weaponry. Questions of deterrence and defense strategies are also discussed. What is startling is the advocacy of 'modernization' of chemical weapons through the production of artillery, bombs, and rocket-propelled warheads armed with nerve agents.