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Minding Assad’s Red Line

Jeffrey Lewis | Sep 10, 2013 | Relevancy Score: 262.02

…chemical weapons to Hezbollah. Thus, while the regime did use chemical weapons against rebel-controlled territory, it nevertheless took steps to conceal its actions, which suggests that the American red line…

 

CW Destruction and the Field Deployable Hydrolysis System

Jane Vaynman | Dec 18, 2013 | Relevancy Score: 154.13

…(OPCW) is preparing for the arduous task of removing and destroying Syria’s chemical agents and infrastructure. This task faces numerous complications. The chemicals must be sealed and packaged, transported across…

 

Syria CW Elimination Modalities

Jeffrey Lewis | Sep 10, 2013 | Relevancy Score: 146.42

…of thoughts about the modalities for a United Nations/Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons special commission on the elimination of chemical weapons in Syria. I’ll probably update this post…

 

Deterring Syria’s CW

Jeffrey Lewis | Aug 21, 2012 | Relevancy Score: 131.01

…confident that the chemical weapons are safe? THE PRESIDENT: …I have, at this point, not ordered military engagement in the situation. But the point that you made about chemical and…

 

US Sanctions Indian Firms For Chem Sales

Jeffrey Lewis | Dec 29, 2005 | Relevancy Score: 123.3

…Greetings from India. We wish to inform that we are a small manufacturer manufacturing Phosphorus based speciality chemicals like Phosphorus oxychloride – POCl3, which comes under Schedule chemicals under Chemical…

 

Tarhuna CW Facility

Jeffrey Lewis | Mar 25, 2007 | Relevancy Score: 123.3

Do you remember Libya’s alleged second chemical weapons facility near Tarhuna? In February 1996, then-DCI John Deutch accused Libya of “building the world’s largest underground chemical weapons plant” near Tarhuna….

 

Syria Chemical Weapons Roundup

Harry Halem | Sep 16, 2013 | Relevancy Score: 115.6

…for removal of chemical weapons from Syria. Syria’s Chemical Weapons (Congressional Research Service) | ACW’s (formerly) very own Paul Kerr helped author this report on Syria’s use of chemical weapons…

 

Everything You Wanted to Know About Iraq’s Residual CW, But Were Afraid to Ask

Harry Halem | Aug 04, 2014 | Relevancy Score: 100.18

…the Iraqi chemical weapons production program. Throughout the Iran-Iraq war, the plant produced almost 4,000 tons of chemical agents, including mustard gas, Sarin, and Tabun. Egyptian assistance allowed Iraqis to…

 

After WMD Use, Then What?

Michael Krepon | Jun 21, 2021 | Relevancy Score: 92.48

…but nuclear-armed states haven’t signed the treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons. Most have signed and ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention. We’ve come a long way since the massive use of chemical…

 

Turkey’s Syria Policy: Why Seymour Hersh Got it Wrong

Aaron Stein | Apr 08, 2014 | Relevancy Score: 92.48

…plot to use chemical weapons to trip the US red line. Turkey’s chemical, biological, radiological (CBR) units are trained in Adapazari – a city some 2 hours drive away from…