TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Chemical weapons and the Gulf War: the dog that did not bark
JO  - Studies in conflict and terrorism
A1  - Cigar, Norman
SP  - 145
EP  - 155
VL  - 15
IS  - 2
N2  - Despite a realistic threat that Iraq would use chemical weapons (CW) during the Gulf War, it did not do so. Fear of retaliation was probably a key factor, but battlefield conditions--including the rapid tempo of operations, the destruction of Iraq's delivery systems, and the weather--also may have played a significant part in Baghdad's decisionmaking. There is greater impetus for controls on CWs now. However, Third World states may conclude that it was assumed retaliation that prevented Iraq's CW use, thus validating the need to field their own CW as a deterrent.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1057-610X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10576109208435897
ID  - ref1
ER  -