Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-281) and index.
Introduction: The Halabja controversy -- 1. Crossing the chemical threshold -- 2. Setting the volume control -- 3. Chemical interlude -- 4. War in Kurdistan -- 5. Halabja -- 6. The Halabja demonstration effect -- 7. Iran and the use of gas -- 8. Fixing the evidence -- 9. The road to Kuwait -- Conclusion: Fall-out -- Epilogue.