Questions tagged [chemical-weapons]
A chemical weapon is any toxic chemical that can cause death, injury, incapacitation and sensory irritation.
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Why do neither the UK government nor the OPCW release what agent was used for the Salisbury/Amesbury attacks?
For the purposes of this question please assume that the UK / OPCW story is largely true. Any answers along the lines of it being a false flag operation are off topic for this question.
In 2018 there ...
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How does the OPCW insure that the scientists hired by the FFM are objective, independent and competent?
The experts chosen by the FFM were described as internationally
recognised, coming from three different countries, working
independently and using “different methodologies and approaches for
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Are thermobaric weapons considered a conventional weapon under international law?
See title question. As far as I can tell from my reading, a key mechanism of thermobaric lethality seems to involve its chemical compounds. For example:
If the fuel deflagrates but does not detonate, ...
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Which laboratories confirmed Navalny was poisoned by Novichok?
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-09-14/german-govt-labs-confirm-navalny-was-poisoned-with-novichok
The German government said tests by labs in France and Sweden backed up findings by a ...
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What are the implications of the poisoning of Alexey Navalny with respect to the proliferation and use of banned chemical weapons?
On November 28th 2019, as a consequence of the poisoning of Sergei Skripal in the United Kingdom, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) updated its Chemical Weapons ...
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Why raise so much fuss about the Skripal poisoning?
On the surface, the Skripal poisoning seems like a minor issue on the scale of international politics: a couple of Russian secret service agents poison a couple of Russian citizens in their UK home. ...
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Has the OPCW submitted its report relevant to the alleged April 7, 2018 chemical weapon attack in Douma to the organisation's member states?
Has the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) submitted its report relevant to the alleged April 7, 2018 chemical weapon attack in Douma to the organisation's member states?
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What does the Assad regime gain from the use of "chemical weapons" on Syrian civilians? [duplicate]
What does Assad hope to gain from the use of these so called chemical weapons that the west is claiming he's using on his people?
To me it would only make things worse for his regime and give even ...
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Why would Assad use chemical weapons in the civil war as of 2018?
The US has recently accused the Syrian government of using chemical weapons in the civil war. However it seems to me that Assad has little to gain from doing so:
Chemical weapons give a casus belli ...
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Does Russia's veto at the UN Security Council end any role for the United Nations in investigating the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria?
This afternoon, a resolution at the UN Security Council, aimed to establish an independent investigation into alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria, was vetoed by Russia.
Is there a way that the ...
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Why is the UK against joint inquiry into the poisoning of Sergey Skripal? Is it a deadlock?
Today at an emergency meeting of the OPCW, Russia proposed a joint UK/Russia inquiry into the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy Sergey Skripal. However, the UK members described this proposal as "perverse"...
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Why didn't the UK release its results about Novichok when Russia asked for it?
Following this article, why didn't the UK release its results about Novichok when Russia asked for it?
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International rules on how to deal with chemical weapon attacks (OPCW, CWC)
Currently, Russia is accusing the UK of not following standard procedures apparently put forward by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and in the Chemical Weapons ...
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Are there any facts according to which the Russian government is responsible for the chemical attack in Great Britain?
Today, the Government of Russia was officially accused by Prime Minister Theresa May of the recent chemical attack in Great Britain, but are there any facts on which this accusation is based?
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Why are states purportedly performing assassinations with chemical and radioactive weapons?
Purportedly the Russian state assassinated Alexander Litvinenko by poisoning with him with:
radioactive polonium-210, believed to have been administered in a cup of tea
Alexander Litvinenko: ...
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