The first non-state use of a chemical weapon in warfare: The tamil tigers' assault on east kiran

Small Wars and Insurgencies

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 463-477

  Hoffman, Bruce ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assaults; Biological; Chemical; Collateral; Conventional; Insurgencies; Nuclear; Psychological; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85055409348     PISSN: 09592318     EISSN: 17439558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09592310903026969     Document Type: Article

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