Chemical Weapons (CW)

Spilling of gas from a chemical factory can happen either because of accidental release or sabotage. In this era of terrorism such threats need to be reviewed on a much broader canvas.

• Ajey Lele
• June 21, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The US Nuclear Posture Review The Nuclear Posture Review (NPR)1 is a policy document of the US Department of Defense that underlines the role of nuclear weapons in the country’s… Continue reading De-linking CBW from Nuclear Deterrence

• P K Sundaram
• April-June 2010
• CBW Magazine

Since its independence in 1948, Myanmar has consistently taken stance against all kinds of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). It has been a signatory to various international protocols and conventions… Continue reading Myanmar

• Pranamita Baruah
• April-June 2010
• CBW Magazine

The United States has one of the largest stockpiles of chemical weapons some of which dates back as far as World War I. By end of January 2010, the US… Continue reading Detonating Chemical Weapons: Technology and Safety Paradox

• Kapil Patil
• April-June 2010
• CBW Magazine

In Late 2009, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the radical umbrella terror group operating Pakistan, had threatened to unleash a chemical warfare against Pakistan and planned to use the age old… Continue reading Taliban and Weapons of Mass Disruption Threat

• Animesh Roul
• January-March 2010
• CBW Magazine

Chemical weapons make premeditated use of the toxic properties of chemical substances to inflict death or harm to human beings and are known as weapons of mass destruction along with… Continue reading United States of America: Chemical Weapons Profile

• Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastav
• January-March 2010
• CBW Magazine

International focus was repositioned back to Iraq as Saddam Hussein’s cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid was sentenced and eventually hanged to death in Baghdad on January 25, 2010. Commonly known as… Continue reading End of Al Majid ‘Chemical’ Ali

• Priyanka Singh
• January-March 2010
• CBW Magazine

Introduction The safety and security of the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), commonly, characterized as nuclear, chemical and biological weapons in the current international security environment has become a dominant… Continue reading Threats Emanating From Weapons of Mass Destruction

• Arvind Kumar
• January-March 2010
• CBW Magazine

Japan claims that it does not possess Weapon of Mass Destructions including the Chemical and Biological Weapons. Determined never to revisit war following its disastrous defeat in World War II,… Continue reading Japan: CBW

• Shamshad A. Khan
• October-December 2009
• CBW Magazine

“Agent Orange has long been a sensitive issue for both countries and we have differed over the lasting impact of the defoliant on Vietnam. I am pleased to say that… Continue reading Agent Orange: Resonance on Vietnam-US Relations

• Pankaj K Jha
• October-December 2009
• CBW Magazine