This report examines seven disposal technologies being considered by the U.S. government as alternative methods to the process of incineration for destroying mortars, rockets, land mines, and other weapons that contain chemical warfare agents, such as mustard gas. These weapons are considered especially dangerous because they contain both chemical warfare agent and explosive materials in an assembled package that must be disassembled for destruction. The study identifies the strengths and weaknesses and advantages and disadvantages of each technology and assesses their potential for full-scale implementation.

Book Information
ISBN 9780309066396
Author Committee on Review and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons
Format Paperback
Page Count 266
Imprint National Academies Press
Publisher National Academies Press