The literature on nonnuclear weapons effects dates from the 16th century, is extensive, is widely scattered, and includes many classified references. This diffusion presents problems to both neophytes and experts in this field -- the neophyte can be overwhelmed by the volume of the literature, and unable to choose between conflicting references or prediction methods; while the expert may be
... [Show full abstract] expert in only a narrow specialty in weapons effects, and not truly conversant with other specialties. So, a limited library of broad references on the symposium topic can be very useful. The broad references include compendia, design manuals and general reference texts. They give rather broad coverage, but the topics covered, depth of coverage, and accuracy and depth of reference to the literature vary considerably between the references. The paper will discuss the coverage of each cited general reference, will note the depth or lack of depth of literature reference, and will also give a brief evaluation of the reference. (Author)
