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Novichok: What Do We Know?

... the answer to the first question is as follows: at present, there are no reasons to believe that the substances published under the umbrella name of Novichok are suitable for warfare application. All of these agents are unconditionally covered by the CWC. Chemical weapons in Russia Neither the Soviet Army nor the Russian Army has ever had Novichok-type substances in its arsenals. By the early 1980s, the U.S. was facing the problem of aging chemical stockpiles. According to army generals of the time, 90% ...

29.03.2018

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MAD's Midlife Crisis: The Impact of US-Russia Rivalry on International Arms Control

... largest possessors of chemical arsenals — has yet to be completed, the emphasis of the CWC regime is gradually shifting from finalizing chemical weapons disarmament to preventing states rearming with this WMD and preventing non-state actors using chemical weapons. The CWC, as a Convention which eliminates an entire WMD class, is based on a general purpose criterion, which encompasses all toxic chemicals and their precursors, except where intended for purposes not prohibited under the Convention, irrespective of circumstances ...

01.03.2018

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