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Chemical Warfare Report by the J.I.C.

1 Sep 1945

7. We are not, therefore, prepared to say that it is impossible that the armed forces of the Commonwealth may be called upon to face the use of chemical warfare during the next five years. (Signed) E.G.N. RUSHBROOKE. F.W. de GUINGAND. T.W. ELMHIRST ROGER ALLEN. Offices of the Cabinet and Minister of Defence, S.W.1., 24TH OCTOBER, 1945. -2-.
russia chemical warfare nuclear warfare reconstruction cold war contingency planning equipment poison gas soviet foreign policy joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff weapons technology threat of war with the ussr edmund rushbrooke predicting enemy intentions thomas elmhirst francis de guingand
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Russia
Document Reference
CAB 81/131/27
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/131
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0131.027
Keywords
Chemical Warfare Contingency Planning Poison Gas Equipment Threat Of War With The Ussr Predicting Enemy Intentions Reconstruction Soviet Foreign Policy
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
2
Persons Discussed
Francis De Guingand Thomas Elmhirst Edmund Rushbrooke
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. September - December 1945. Papers Numbers. JIC 281-332. Volume XLI
Themes
Weapons Technology Nuclear Warfare

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