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      "id": "81-97 F 1981-04-27",
      "date": "1981-04-27",
      "retrieved": "2006-02-24T11:25:39",
      "title": "Chemical Warfare: A Primer on Agents, Munitions, and Defensive Measures",
      "summary": "The recent Department of Defense proposal to develop a capability to modernize and expand the current U.S. chemical warfare munition stocks with binary nerve agent munitions has focused attention on the subject of chemical warfare. This paper provides a brief introductory discussion of modern chemical warfare, describing the types of agents, delivery methods, and defense against chemical agents. It does not discuss policy, strategy, tactics, or disarmament aspects of chemical warfare. These issues w i l l be covered i n CRS Issue Brief IB 8l08l .",
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