Chemical Weapons Convention

causing permanent harm. These should not be lethal and should be easily recoverable or treatable. There are two basic types of incapacitating agents; non chemical and chemical. Within each type there are different methods or routes of exposure/effect used to incapacitate ones adversary. Non chemical are Auditory, microwave devices, olfactory. Chemical are nerve agents, vesicants, irritants, nausea producing agents, indole-based Psychedelics, Phenethylamine-Based Psychedelics, Cannabinoids, Stimulants

Juliana Amenta 2/18/13 Mr. Zastrow Chemical Warfare During World War 1 The first World War has been reported to be one of the most brutal wars in the history of time for many reasons. One of those reasons was strategic usage of chemical warfare. Chemical gas was used on both sides of the line, which turned out to be fatal for many. World War I was mostly fought in the trenches, where soldiers lived in deep, v-shaped holes or underground bunkers. Both sides would occupy these trenches in order

“Methylphosphonyl difluoride is both reactive and corrosive and as a Schedule 1 substance under the Chemical Weapons Convention, is tightly controlled.” (Woodward, 2013) Fabricating Sarin also requires trained chemists and technicians to properly handle it during the process. The Japanese terrorist organization Aum Shinrikyo built a “free-standing three-story building, staffed by workers with chemistry and chemical-engineering expertise who designed and built proper process controls. It was a complex, expensive

US department of defense defines a non-lethal weapon as a discriminate weapon that is explicitly designed and used so as to incapacitate personal or material while minimizing fatalities and undesired damage to property and environment.” (Nick Lewer) In the 21st century, we have various effective non-lethal weapons to combat and subdue riots. In order to protect rioters from their self’s and others, the police will commonly us incapacitating chemicals, flash bangs, or kinetic impact munitions. Tear

war. Chemical weapons are back, and they are deadlier than ever. There are numerous amount of chemical weapons as of 2015 and they are ultimately divided into their respective groups or agents. The four major agents include, but are not limited to, choking agents, blister agents, blood agents and nerve agents. In each of these agents, there are different chemical weapons that have different persistency (how long the

to protect their country and their rights. Weapons of mass destruction are at the epicenter of this constant threat against peace and life. The presence of weapons of mass destruction is a serious threat to the world and daily life, requires much concern, and needs to be addressed because of the imminent threat of massive destruction. Weapons of mass destruction are divided into biological, chemical, and nuclear devices (Porteus 1). The uses of weapons of mass destruction can range from the silent

The topics before the First Committee are: Relationship between Disarmament and Development, Measures to prevent Terrorists from acquiring Weapons of Mass Destruction, Prevention of arms Race in Outer Space. Mongolia is dedicated to collaborative multilateral approaches to ensuring the world’s peace. I.

Technology in the light of military weaponry has been one of the growingly controversial issues that the world faces today. Among the top weapon types that have advanced greatly over the past recent years are nuclear, chemical and biological weaponry. Though the United States government and military has been enthusiastically involved in the evolution of these weapons, their enthusiasm dwindles when responsibility must be taken for the consequences that result. Consequences that are left unresolved or

The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) defines chemical weapons as “Any toxic chemical or its precursor that can cause death, injury, temporary incapacitation or sensory irritation through its chemical action” (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, n.d.). Chemical weapons have been around for a long time since ancient times, in fact some chemical weapons such as chlorine were frequently used during World War I (War of nerves, 2006) (Pitschmann, 2014). Over the years with the increase

States traded weapons with Iran proves that they in fact would be affected by blackmail, and they were not at war with Iran. Usually, nations at war do not trade weapons with each other. The part about supporting both sides that really makes the United States look bad, is that both sides committed horrible atrocities during the war that broke multiple laws of war. Firstly, Iran used children soldiers throughout the