Find information about the chemistry, history, dispersal, toxicity, countermeasures, and disposal of chemical warfare agents.
Get basic information about chemical weapons and learn what you can do to protect yourself in the event of a chemical attack.
See the chemical structures of chemical weapons and warfare agents and learn a little about their uses.
Do you think chemical weapons smell terrible? You might be surprised to learn many are odorless or smell pleasant.
Learn how chemistry is used in the war against terrorism. Topics include forensic science, sampling, detection, countermeasures, and use of dogs. There are links to centers specializing in counterterrorism and to government agencies.
Can you learn how to build a bomb from About Chemistry? Probably, but you won't find any explicit instructions. Learn about Feinstein Amendment 419 and find out why bomb-making instructions are verboten.
Learn what schoolchildren were taught to do in the event of an atomic detonation. Here's your chance to view or download the 1951 Civil Defense classic, Duck and Cover. I've provided general information about the movie and a review.
This is a collection of photographs of gas masks and gas attacks. The gas attack photographs are primarily from the first world war.
William Yerkes offers insight into red mercury, a material purportedly implicated in fusion-device research.
Learn about ricin and RCA, the two potent toxins from the castor bean plant. Information is provided about the action, symptoms, and treatment of ricin and RCA poisoning.
Learn about what tear gas is and how it works.
Learn what to expect if you encounter tear gas and take steps to minimize your exposure and speed your recovery.
Learn what a neutron bomb is, how it works, and about a neutron bomb's strategic uses.
Is it a secret, wildly explosive compound used to make deuterium-tritium fusion bombs for use by terrorists? Maybe there's a more conventional explanation...
The IUPAC's
Chemistry International, Vol. 21, No. 6, November 1999 focuses on biodegradation of chemical agents. An historical perspective, summary of present research, and examination of unanswered questions are included.
The Center for Nonproliferation Studies provides this information on US federal funding to combat terrorism, state possession and proliferation, demilitarization, agroterrorism, terrorism news, as well as additional resources and links. Contact information is also supplied.
The FAS Intelligence Resource Program maintains this list of links and references for threat assessments of chemical and biological weapons use. Health aspects and terrorism are included.
Contains descriptions of US stockpile sites by citizens living near the sites.
These are detailed fact sheets provided by the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine. The fact sheets are provided in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Substances include tearings agents, nerve agents, blister agents, vomiting agents, blood agents, and choking agents.
Thermochemistry and Hazard Prediction Models. From Raymond N. Rogers and Joan L. Rogers.
From a World War I history site by Mike Iavarone.
Chemical-biological warfare updates. From Jane's Information Group.
Bio-weapons development in South Africa, the Soviet Union, and elsewhere. From PBS Online.
