A) Nuclear weapons are an important weapon for the military.

B) Biological weapons are prohibited from military use for good reason.

The following resources support this assignment: 

• Bibliographies
• Magazine Article Searches
• Online Reports
• Websites
• Databases at Fairchild Center

For additional information on this topic - contact your Fairchild OTS Librarian (or 953-5042).

•  Nuclear Weapons 2010
•  Weapons of Mass Destruction:  Chemical, Biological, And Radiological Weapons

The following topic searches each offer multiple online magazine articles that are accessible through MSFRIC subscription databases.  You may need the EbscoHost database password from your Fairchild "Remote Database Handout".  If you cannot gain access, AU students and faculty can contact MSFRIC's Web Maintainer.

• Nuclear Weapons and United States and Military
• Nuclear Weapons and Importance and U.S. Military
• Biological Weapons and United States and Military
• Biological Weapons and Use and Military

To access additional Fairchild Center magazine resources, click here.

The following reports were selected from the Defense Technical Information Center's (DTIC) database.  There may be other relevant titles in DTIC's collection of over two million items.  You can search the collection at:  http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/search/tr/str/guided-tr.html

For assistance with DTIC searches, please contact your Fairchild Center OTS librarian (953-5042 or 953-2888).

• U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues
• Deciding to Buy: Civil-Military Relations and Major Weapons Programs
• Dinosaur or Phoenix: Nuclear Bombers in the 21st Century
• Nuclear Weapons in U.S. National Security Policy: Past, Present, and Prospects
• Remembrance of Things Past: The Enduring Value of Nuclear Weapons
• Chemical and Biological Defense: DOD Needs Consistent Policies and Clear Processes to Address the Survivability of Weapon Systems Against Chemical and Biological Threats

• Brookings Institute: Defense Budgets and American Power
• Federation of American Scientists - WMD Resources
• GlobalSecurity.org - Weapons of Mass Destruction
• United Nations - Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)
• U.S. Department of State: Treaties and Agreements