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Why Chemical Weapon Is More Dangerous Than Nuclear

Today chemical weapons pose a more challenging and dangerous threat than even nuclear ones. Recent events in the UK’s Salisbury and Syrian city of Duma make one reassess the problem of chemical weapons Ekaterina Konovalova: MAD's Midlife Crisis: The Impact of US-Russia Rivalry on International Arms Control Chemical weapons emerged much earlier than other weapons of mass destruction — nuclear, biological and radiological. Great powers conducted experiments with chemical agents in the XIXth century...

11.05.2018

Novichok: What Do We Know?

Four key questions about the substances collectively known as Novichok, how they are produced, and tracking possibilities The poisoning of double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter and the ensuing accusations leveled against Russia by the UK have reignited interest in so-called Novichok nerve agents. All the information currently being made available about Novichok agents mainly comes from the media and politicians and is based on chemist Vil Mirzayanov’s article, book, and assorted interviews...

29.03.2018

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