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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Joel A. VilenskyPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.508kg ISBN: 9780253346124ISBN 10: 0253346126 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 07 September 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsReviewsDr. Vilensky raises important concerns regarding the threats posed by lewisite and other weapons of mass destruction. As he describes, non-proliferation programs are a vital component in the War on Terror. --Richard G. Lugar, United States Senator Joel Vilenskys book is a detailed and immensely useful account of the development and history of one of the major chemical weapons... We will always know how to make lewisite, the Dew of Death, but that does not mean that we should, or be compelled to accept such weapons in our lives. --from the Foreword by Richard Butler, former head of UN Special Commission to Disarm Iraq Dr. Vilensky raises important concerns regarding the threats posed by lewisite and other weapons of mass destruction. As he describes, non-proliferation programs are a vital component in the War on Terror. --Richard G. Lugar, United States Senator Joel Vilensky's book is a detailed and immensely useful account of the development and history of one of the major chemical weapons... We will always know how to make lewisite, the 'Dew of Death,' but that does not mean that we should, or be compelled to accept such weapons in our lives. --from the Foreword by Richard Butler, former head of UN Special Commission to Disarm Iraq Author InformationJoel A. Vilensky is Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the Indiana University School of Medicine. His interest in the history of lewisite stems from research on the history of Wilson's disease, which was first successfully treated using British Anti-Lewisite in 1951. He lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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