Chemical weapon

A man walks next to heavily damaged buildings and destroyed cars following Russian attacks in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, May 24, 2022.

Ukrainian doctors train for the possibility of a chemical attack from Russia

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, medical workers have been concerned about the possibility of Russia using chemical agents against civilians. That hasn’t happened yet (none on official record) but a Syrian American nongovernmental organization is helping Ukrainian medical workers prepare for the worst.

Ukrainian doctors train for the possibility of a chemical attack from Russia
Libya chemical weapons

The chemical weapons have been destroyed, not in Syria, but in Libya

The chemical weapons have been destroyed, not in Syria, but in Libya
Chinese commando guards

Finally, the chemical weapon materials are moving out of Syria

Finally, the chemical weapon materials are moving out of Syria
Chemical Weapons Training at US base

The plan to destroy Syria's chemical weapons is simple, at least on paper

The plan to destroy Syria's chemical weapons is simple, at least on paper
Workers dressed in protective clothes hold a mock chemical World War Two grenade during a demonstration

Wanted: Peaceful place to destroy toxic WMDs, no experience required

Wanted: Peaceful place to destroy toxic WMDs, no experience required
The OPCW Inspection Team leaving for Syria on 30 September.

Nobel Prize shoves the small Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons into the spotlight

A very famous girl was passed over for the peace prize. Instead, the Nobel committee chose a very obscure UN group tasked with eliminating chemical weapons across the globe.

Nobel Prize shoves the small Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons into the spotlight

Journalist discusses 'disneyland for jihadists' developing in Syria

One of the challenges facing UN weapons inspectors in Syria is how to gain access to areas controlled by rebels. Jihadis, some linked to al-Qaeda, have come from all over the Muslim world to battle the government of Bashar al-Assad.

Journalist discusses 'disneyland for jihadists' developing in Syria
A U.N. convoy transporting a team of United Nations experts charged with starting the process of verifying and eliminating chemical weapons arrives at a hotel in Damascus on October 1, 2013.

Weapons inspectors get to work in Syria under a tight deadline

International weapons inspectors have arrived in Damascus to start dismantling Syria's chemical weapons arsenal. And they'll be racing to hit a mid-2014 deadline for finishing the job.

Weapons inspectors get to work in Syria under a tight deadline
US President Barack Obama speaks to reporters about Syria in the Oval Office of the White House on September 27, 2013.

The next step falls into place on Syria's chemical weapons as Obama talks to Iran's Rouhani

Diplomacy is moving at an uncharacteristically fast pace as leaders of Iran and the US speak — for the first time in more than 30 years — and the UN moves forward with plans to destroy Syria's chemical weapons

The next step falls into place on Syria's chemical weapons as Obama talks to Iran's Rouhani

Nuclear Arms Control Expert on the Future of Assad's Stockpile

Nuclear Arms Control Expert on the Future of Assad's Stockpile

Why are Chemical Weapons Worse?

As the Obama administration debates how to respond to the chemical weapons attack in Syria last week, we ask why chemical weapons are seen with such abhorrence. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Peter Beinart, senior political writer with the Daily Beast.

Why are Chemical Weapons Worse?
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Who controls Gadhafi's weapons?

With the possibility that Moammar Gadhafi's reign may soon end, many are concerned about what will come of his stockpile of deadly weapons. Who will have control over the weapons?

Who controls Gadhafi's weapons?
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Ancient Biowarfare

Ancient Biowarfare

Burning our Chemical weapons

Burning our Chemical weapons