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In this episode, I am joined by Charles Stephenson, who discusses the use of chemical weapons by Italian invaders in the war against Ethiopia in the campaign of 1935-6.
You can find the book he recently published on this topic here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mussolini-Mustard-Gas-Fascist-Way/dp/1399051660
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The second of our movie review specials. This one looking at The Rock (1996).
With Steve Johnson https://x.com/CBRNEsteve?t=_sSXmOA7t4xGzvcW8TUYPA&s=09
I do not own the rights to the trialer used here under fair use.
Epic rap battles
https://youtu.be/_wYtG7aQTHA?si=RltWpU_VOW9xwvHh
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In our first ever movie review special, Dr Saskia Popescu reviews the classics Contagion (2011) and Outbreak (1995).
This episode was edited and produced by the wonderful Nicolas Lureau
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In this episode we consider the long and complex history of Riot Control Agents- from the first world war, to the battlefields of modern Ukraine.
There is also a list of recent statements below made in the context of the OPCW on the Ukraine issue:
https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023/11/29-11-2023%20CSP-28%20_Statement%20Germany%20agenda%209d%20RCA%20_0.pdfhttps://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024/01/Combined%20Canadian%20statement%20on%20Subitem%209d.pdf
https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023/11/CSP_28_National%20Statement_Ukraine_OPCW_CW_English.pdfaudio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLNMKRqOrMo
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In this episode I discuss the emergence of OSINT and Bellingcat- with a focus on work related to chemical weapons.
Sources:
https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/have-chemical-weapons-been-used-ukraine
Book
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=bellingcat+book&adgrpid=1172080294039072&hvadid=73255220590861&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=41801&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-73255153838822%3Aloc-188&hydadcr=10776_2102372&tag=mh0a9-21&ref=pd_sl_6o2ld96ezj_e
Bellingcat investigations
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2020/10/23/russias-clandestine-chemical-weapons-programme-and-the-grus-unit-21955/
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2020/01/15/the-opcw-douma-leaks-part-1-we-need-to-talk-about-alex/
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2018/09/20/skripal-suspects-confirmed-gru-operatives-prior-european-operations-disclosed/
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2020/10/22/russian-vehicle-registration-leak-reveals-additional-gru-hackers/
Ukraine riot control agent allegations
Media sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-cJu-6QFC8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBQ604MWZTQ
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In this episode, we examine the development of the French CBW programme post WW-2
Etienne Aucouturier (2023) Biological Warfare. Another French Connection
https://materiologiques.com/en/histoire-des-sciences-et-des-techniques/303-biological-warfare-the-french-conection-9782373612394.html
Olivier Lepick (2008) French Military biological programme, 1947-1972
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299105068_French_Military_biological_programme_1947-1972
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In this episode, I interview Professor Alastair Hay about his work as a toxicologist related to the prohibition of chemical weapons.
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Karl Dewey (2022)
Poisonous affairs: Russia’s evolving use of poisons in targeted killings
https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/poisonous-affairs-russias-evolving-use-of-poisons-in-targeted-kil
https://twitter.com/KarlDewey1
Audio credit: Clip BBC
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A history of the foundation of the French BW programme. You can find a list of Etienne's publications here: https://irfu.cea.fr/Pisp/etienne.aucouturier/
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In this episode, we examine the western gunpowder revolution and consider ideas for poison weapons which were outlined at this time in numerous military manuals.
I am very grateful for the input from:
the stupendous Seth Carus, the amazing Anna Roessing, the unbelievable Una Jacob, the awe-inspiring Alexander Samuel, the terrific Tonio Andrade, and the remarkable Rainer Leng.
Show notes: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wIibQJYobwyhFNC-OhjnLYkOwVizIjuJ?usp=sharing
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In this episode we examine preparations by the US in the advent of Operation Desert Storm (2003) for dealing with what was believed at the time to have been a large Iraqi CBW capability- with Al Mauroni.
Further reading:
A Poisonous Affair: America, Iraq, and the Gassing of Halabja (2007) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Poisonous-Affair-America-Gassing-Halabja/dp/0521876869
Al Mauroni publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3sj1svAAAAAJ
The UNSCOM Saga: Chemical and Biological Weapons Non-Proliferation (Global Issues) (2000) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unscom-Saga-Chemical-Biological-Non-Proliferation/dp/0312229593
The Search for Iraq's Weapons of Mass DestructionInspection, Verification and Non-Proliferation (2005) https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Search_For_Iraq_s_Weapons_of_Mass_De/Q7hvQgAACAAJ?hl=enSaddams Secrets: The Hunt for Iraq's Hidden Weapons (1999)
https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Saddams_Secrets/Rk0hAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=Saddam%27s%20WMD%20weapon%20inspector%20%20trevan
Why Did the United States Invade Iraq? The Debate at 20 Years (2023) https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/120569
Media Credits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYURE58xBPE&t=548s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ6qpFpIFkY&t=243s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRJi_M2T6kc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htAWpu59bUA&t=1s
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The latest installment- covering the spread of gunpowder west, via the Mongols. Show notes available at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wIibQJYobwyhFNC-OhjnLYkOwVizIjuJ?usp=sharing
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You can check out Glenn's book here: Dirty War: Rhodesia and Chemical Biological Warfare 1975-1980 - Glenn Cross - Google Books
We didn't have time to cover the smaller and largely exploratory BW aspect of this programme but hopefully we will in s future episode.
Audio clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FrD4XJcOw4
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You can find a link to Simon's work on this subject over at https://simonjoneshistorian.com/2019/08/27/first-air-dropped-cw/
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Image and sound from the US national archives.
Check out Reid's website over at Military Historian - Reid Kirby
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In this episode we examine the impact of the development of gunpowder on chemical and biological warfare. We focus on China in the 9th -16th centuries. Next week we follow the spread of gunpowder west.
Show notes are available here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wIibQJYobwyhFNC-OhjnLYkOwVizIjuJ?usp=sharing
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In this episode Dan discusses his work examining the life of Edmund Tilly. After WW2 Tilly interrogated those involved in the German chemical warfare programme- which was the first to develop and produce a nerve agent ' Tabun'- on a large scale.
Sound Credits: This clip is from the 1963 film, Nerve Agents, available at the national Archives. Video found on this amazing Youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/markdcatlin/videos
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During World War II, the Polish resistance movement used chemical and biological weapons (CBW) against the Third Reich. The use of CBW against the Third Reich most likely originated in a secret Polish biological-weapons program, which existed in the 1930s and went underground after the September 1939 German invasion. Between 1940 and 1942, a unit of the Polish resistance movement named WKZO (Wielkopolskie Kierownictwo Związku Odwetu—the Greater Poland Leadership of the Union of Retaliation) conducted CBW sabotage in the German-annexed area Reichsgau Wartheland and its main city Posen (today’s Poznań). In this episode we examine this group with Robert Peterson.
You can find Robert's paper on the subject here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10736700.2020.1866321
sound clip credit: https://youtu.be/pw2PenZYBuw
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Won't be long until we are back looking at poison arrows, toxic smoke, water poisoning and the laws of war from the 13th to the 18th century. Drop me a line if you have ideas for the show!
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In this episode, we look at transitions in Chemical and Biological defence in the British army between the tail end of the Cold War and the Gulf War. We talk about noddy suits- and I didn't make a joke about being cold once. Be sure to say hello to Gareth on Twitter ( especially if you like tanks)
I do not own the media clips, they can be found here:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsUcz2Bh1z4vWjI9zM15qbb43sVPl7LeX
Icon image lifted from NBC field manual (1983) Crown Copyright- https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2005-04-25-5
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