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Russia ramps up use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, including WWI-era poison gas, 3 European intel services say
The use of prohibited chemical weapons by the Russian military had become "standardized and commonplace" in Ukraine, Dutch ...
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N. Korea elevates chemical weapons as strategic deterrent
North Korea is elevating chemical weapons to serve as strategic weapons alongside nuclear weapons and developing them as ...
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Chemical Weapons Deemed Among the Deadliest
In a joint statement, the German intelligence agency (BND) and the Dutch intelligence agencies (MIVD and AIVD) stated that ...
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Where have chemical weapons been used, and are they really a red line for the West? - CNN
US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that NATO would respond if Russia used chemical weapons in Ukraine, and has previously warned that Moscow would “pay a severe price” if it did so.
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The world is officially 'free' of chemical weapons : NPR
Chemical weapons were used to terrible effect during World War I. More than 1.3 million soldiers were exposed to chemical weapons during the Great War and 100,000 died directly as a result of ...
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What’s a chemical weapon? A global weapons treaty could use some clarity - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Determining what is and isn't illegal chemical weapons use can be a nuanced endeavor. The global chemical weapons ban has several apparent ambiguities that should be clarified, lest they cause ...