The Chemical Disarmament and the United States
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Rajiv Nayan
Dr Rajiv Nayan is Senior Research Associate at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. He has been working with the Institute since 1993, where he… Continue reading The Chemical Disarmament and the United States read more
Volume:16
Issue:2
Cover Story
The United States, having been the sole country indicating its struggle to eliminate its declared chemical weapons within the set timeframe, declared on July 7 that it had successfully destroyed the last munition in its outdated stockpile of such weapons. This accomplishment marked the meeting of a revised deadline that had been extended multiple times. The significance of eradicating this final unit of chemical arsenals lies in the restoration of the Chemical Weapons Convention’s legitimacy and credibility. Doubters from various groups had been raising concerns about a member state of the CWC failing to fulfill its fundamental obligation.
