THERE are many types of chemical and biological weapons that can be deployed in warfare. Chemical weapons are not the same as biological weapons but both can be equally as devastating. What are che… ...

The 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) was a similar legal development, extending the prohibition on use in the 1925 Protocol to the development, production, stockpiling, retention and transfer of ...

Chemical and biological weapons pose a greater threat to global security today than at any point since the end of the Cold War. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the United States’s disastrous ...

Nuclear Disablement Team 2 earned the prestigious Maj. Gen. William L. Sibert Award for team or detachment during the U.S.

Chemical and biological weapons difference - and does Russia have them? By Liv McMahon. Search and Trends Writer. Comment. Published 11th Mar 2022, 13:12 BST. Updated 23rd Mar 2022, 18:05 BST.

In some ways, the fight to reduce threats from biological and chemical weapons looks like a roaring success. Chemical weapons have been prohibited by international treaty for more than 20 years, ...

Yet, at least in theory and often (though not always) in practice, the world community, going back at least to the 1925 protocol, has made a decision that chemical and biological weapons are ...

Nuclear, chemical and biological (NBC) weapons have long been a source of fear and deterrence in global conflicts. While their use has been limited since World War I, the potential for deployment ...

People have used chemical and biological weapons for centuries. Archeological evidence suggests, for instance, that armies in Ancient Persia used bitumen and sulfur crystals to fight off Roman forces.

First, the Army’s 5,000-soldier force that specializes in responding to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) weapons is not sufficiently prepared, the service confirms.

DUGWAY, Utah--In a world where American soldiers in Afghanistan or Iraq might find themselves under attack from chemical or biological weapons, who's looking out for their safety? The answer lies ...