Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons Promise or

Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons examines the promise and peril behind weapons based on natural or synthetic biochemical compounds meant to cause rapid incapacitation but not death. An agent has yet to be found that can effectively incapacitate people without risk of death, but revolutionary advances coupled with the changing nature of conflict and warfare has generated renewed government interest. The authors provide a comprehensive survey of the issues associated with their development and use, and explore a wide range of issues, from science, to history, to current military interest, arms control, and international law. Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons: Promise or Peril? will be of interest to all who are concerned about the proliferation of such weapons.

Abbreviations	p. vii
Glossary	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
Nonconsensual Manipulation of Human Physiology Using Biochemicals	p. 1
Drug Development in the Twenty First Century and the Role of New Biotechnologies	p. 19
Historical Military Interest in Low-lethality Biochemical Agents: Avoiding and Augmenting Lethal Force	p. 35
Late and Post-Cold War Research and Development of Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons	p. 67
Current and Prospective Military and Law Enforcement Use of Chemical Agents for Incapacitation	p. 103
Scientific Outlook for the Development of Incapacitants	p. 123
Potential Long-Term Physiological Consequences of Exposure to Incapacitating Biochemicals	p. 149
Incapacitating Chemical and Biochemical Weapons and Law Enforcement Under the Chemical Weapons Convention	p. 171
Toxic Chemicals for Law Enforcement Including Domestic Riot Control Purposes Under the Chemical Weapons Convention	p. 195
Incapacitating Biochemicals and the Biological Weapons Convention	p. 209
Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons: Risks and Uncertainties	p. 225
International Law and the Regulation of Weapons	p. 231
Human Rights Law and the Use of Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons	p. 261
Protecting and Reinforcing Humanitarian Norms: The Way Forward	p. 285
Conclusion and Recommendations	p. 291
Index	p. 297
About the Contributors	p. 303
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