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Fentanyl is a major topic in the news these days because of its significant contribution to the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States. It clearly is a major counternarcotic challenge. But there also has been some reporting, including about congressional interest, as to whether fentanyl additionally should be considered a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) and whether U.S. Government chemical defense efforts should place greater emphasis on it. This paper provides some perspective on fentanyl as a chemical weapon.
Document Type
Book
Topic(s)
Biological and Chemical Issues, Arms Control and Nonproliferation, National Security, International Law
Publication Date
12-2019
Publication
CSWMD Proceedings
Publisher
National Defense University Press
City
Washington, DC
Keywords
fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, chemical weapons, chemical weaponization, weapons of mass destruction (WMD), chemical security, chemical threat analysis, opioid epidemic and security, synthetic opioids as weapons
Recommended Citation
Caves, John P. , Jr., "Fentanyl as a Chemical Weapon" (2019). WMD Proceedings. 3.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/wmd-proceedings/3