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 ...

The 1972 Biological and Toxins Weapons Convention bans the use, production, stockpiling, or acquisition of biological weapons. It does allow research with agents for vaccines or defensive purposes.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Islamic Republic, as the greatest victim of chemical weapons in contemporary ...

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

Among the units and individuals sanctioned are the Russian military’s Radiological, Chemical and Biological (RCB) Defence ...

Friday marked the start of sweeping US sanctions imposed on Sudan, following accusations that the Sudanese army deployed ...

Ukraine calls for the creation of new instruments to implement the Geneva Protocol on the Prohibition of the Use of ...

The U.N. Security Council orders Iraq to stop all biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons programs, and inspectors are authorized to ensure compliance. April 1992 ...

The Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 is a U.S. law that requires the president to impose sanctions on countries determined to use chemical weapons.

On this occasion, as we recall the determination to prevent a repetition of WWI atrocities, France reaffirms its unwavering commitment to strengthening norms against the use of these weapons “that are ...

The Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 is a U.S. law that requires the president to impose sanctions on countries determined to use chemical weapons.