Chemical Weapons (CW)

The Montreal Protocol (MP), which came into effect in 1989, deals with the elimination of substances that lead to the depletion of the ozone layer. The MP has been widely… Continue reading Relevance of Montreal Protocol in the Contemporary Debates on the Use of Refrigerants

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had come as a major surprise to the international community primarily because the massive destructive capacity of the atom was only fictional before then.… Continue reading NBC threats and India’s Preparedness

Royal United Service Institute (RUSI; London) and Observer Research Foundation (ORF; New Delhi) recently completed a study titled “Chemical, Biological and Radiological Materials: An Analysis of Security Risks and Terrorist… Continue reading CBR Security: India’s Threats and Vulnerabilities

US President Barack Obama’s April 30, 2013 statement that the US would “…take military action against Syria if hard, effective evidence is found of use of chemical weapons and if… Continue reading Syrian Civil War and the Chemical Weapons Use

The year 2012 signifies the 15th anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), an international agreement that prohibits all activities related to development, production, stockpiling… Continue reading Chemical Weapons Profile of Angola

Introduction The Chemical Weapons Convention 1993 (CWC) entrered into force (EIF) in April 1997 and presently has 190 members covering nearly 98% of the world population. The Organisation for Prohibition… Continue reading Challenge Inspection Regime of the CWC: Salient Features*