It’s Time to Take a Serious Look at Chemical Weapon Attacks Summary: This article is a discussion of the ongoing threat of targeted small chemical weapons attacks against individuals for political gain. And how further control over these weapons needs to be asserted and given more thought despite the Chemical Weapons Convention, outlawing Chemical Weapons, Read More
Chemical Counter Proliferation Posts
Chemical Counter Proliferation Posts
Summary: This article discusses the new skills that instructors from several countries around the world, have now learned in order to better protect themselves and others against issues that may arise from chemical weapons. This a preventative measure taken by these nations, to protect their people if this issue ever arises. As on going efforts Read More
More Than A Nuclear Threat: North Korea’s Chemical, Biological, and Conventional Weapons March 22, 2018 Introduction and Main Points North Korean development of biological weapons both poses a serious potential threat to the United States and its strategic partners, and illustrates the broader dangers of proliferation. Biological weapons pose dangers that are growing steadily with Read More
Chemical and Biological Weapons Status at a Glance Updated: March 2018 Despite the progress made by international conventions, biological weapons (BW) and chemical weapons (CW) still pose a threat. More progress has been made by Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) states-parties and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the destruction of declared Read More
Summary: The article below is a discussion of the ongoing efforts towards disarmament of Chemical, as well as Biological weapons. It discusses both past and present challenges and efforts towards non-proliferation, as well as foreseen issues in the future. Reducing security threats from chemical and biological materials Summary Biological weapon arms control and disarmament The Read More
After World War One (WWI) and World War Two (WWII) large amount of CW material were dump into the oceans. Chemical Weapons (CW) materials were loaded onto ships and the ships were “sunk by opening their seacocks, by naval artillery fire, or torpedoes.” Most the ships settled on the seabed largely intact, thus small CW Read More
Mentoring groups and Syrian media have accused Turkey of using the forbidden sarin gas against the Kurdish forces in Afrin. The Turkish government have denied these accusations. Yasin Aktay, chief advisor to President Erdogan, said: “ It is out of the question for Turkey to use an internationally prohibited war tool in Afrin.” Mr. proceed Read More