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Black powder, the world's first chemical explosive, was originally developed during the Tang dynasty in China.It was a crude mixture at first, but over time chemists discovered the optimum proportion of sulfur, charcoal, and nitrates, as well as the best way to mix them for a complete and powerful reaction. Author and chemistry buff Simon Quellen Field takes readers on a decades-long journey through the history of things that go boom, from the early days of black powder to today's modern plastic explosives. Not just the who, when, and why, but also the how. How did Chinese alchemists come to create black powder? What accidents led to the discovery of high explosives? How do explosives actually work on a molecular scale? Boom! The Chemistry and History of Explosives reviews the original papers and patents written by the chemists who invented them, to shed light on their development, to explore the consequences of their use for good and ill, and to give the reader a basic understanding of the chemistry that makes them possible.

Explosives. --- Chemical weapons. --- Explosifs. --- Armes chimiques. --- History --- Chemical weapons

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Biological weapons. --- Bacteriological weapons --- Biological warfare agents --- Bioweapons --- Weapons of mass destruction --- Biosecurity

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The non-use of biological weapons has been described as the 'great mystery of biological warfare.' This volume solves that mystery by analysing the bioweapons taboo, in the first comprehensive study of the concept.

Biological weapons. --- Warfare and Defence. --- Warfare & defence.

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"The author investigates the history and politics surrounding the prevention of what could have been the single largest wave of nuclear proliferation when the Soviet collapse led to the emergence of three new nuclear states: Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine"--

Nuclear nonproliferation --- Nuclear weapons --- Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

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Slingers were an element in the Roman army over many centuries, their activities frequently reported in literary accounts of the Late Republic. Despite an ever-expanding body of ancient evidence, some books on the Roman army scarcely mention slingers. This monograph seeks to redress the balance and draws attention to their role and effectiveness.

Slings --- Weapons, Ancient --- Frondes --- Armes anciennes --- Rome --- History, Military --- Histoire militaire --- Weapons, Ancient.