Future Foreign Perceptions of Chemical Weapons Utility

Authors

John P. Caves , Jr.

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Description

It is inherently speculative to address future foreign perceptions of chemical weapons (CW) utility. This is not only because it concerns things that may be, rather than things that already are, but also because those who might be considering or already pursuing CW capabilities for the future will not be openly sharing their views. Classified sources and assessments also cannot be addressed in this unclassified forum. This paper, therefore, offers some educated guesses about how rational actors might view the future utility of CW on the basis of open source information about relevant technological trends and assumptions about pertinent aspects of the future international security environment.

Publication Date

10-2010

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Recommended Citation

Caves, John P. , Jr., "Future Foreign Perceptions of Chemical Weapons Utility" (2010). WMD Proceedings. 8.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/wmd-proceedings/8