28 June 2024: Commemorating the 37th Anniversary of the Chemical Attack on Sardasht The Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) is infamous for its association with the use of chemical weapons, particularly on civilians. On 28 June 1987, the town of Sardasht, Iran, became the first of the war to be targeted with chemical weapons. Today, survivors continue […]
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US Formally Alleges Russian Use of CW in Ukraine On May 1, the United States Department of State published a press release that formally alleges that Russia has used a banned chemical choking agent and has used riot control agents in violation of the CWC in its war in Ukraine. The United States also announced it is
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Civil Society Calls on CWC States Parties to Condemn Violations of the Treaty and to Support an Investigation of Alleged Russian Use of Chemical Weapons in Ukraine May 14, 2024 The Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition (CWC Coalition) expresses its grave concern following reports on May 1, 2024, that the United States believes there is credible
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March 26 Webinar on “Current CWC Compliance Challenges”The global taboo against chemical weapons possession and use is strong, but it cannot be taken for granted. On March 26, the Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition and the Arms Control Association hosted a webinar on current CWC compliance issues, focusing on instances of chemical attacks in Syria and
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A Zoom Webinar Tuesday, March 26, 2024 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., U.S. Eastern Time Although all member states of the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention have verifiably completed the destruction of the chemical weapons stockpiles as required by the treaty, the regime still faces compliance challenges. Ten years after Syria’s massive declared chemical arsenal was removed
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In addition to sharing news and information on chemical weapons-related developments, this month we are requesting your input on our annual membership survey to gather feedback from our members and engage more fully with our community. We want to hear from CWC Coalition members about your experience being part of our network so far and
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The CWC Coalition hosted a webinar Tuesday, November 14 on the key issues facing the Chemical Weapons Convention ahead of its annual Conference of States Parties in The Hague from November 27 through December 1, 2023. The webinar highlighted key issues, followed by a general discussion with all participants with a goal of defining the issues that civil
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Webinar on the Completion of U.S. Chemical Weapons Stockpile Destruction We hosted a joint webinar with the Arms Control Association on September 29, 2023, to celebrate the end of the United States’ chemical weapons stockpile destruction. We would like to thank Kingston A. Reif, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense; Irene Kornelly, Chair of the Colorado Citizens’ Advisory Commission;
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When the United States ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in 1997, it took on the legal obligation and the complex technical and engineering task of destroying its massive Cold War-era chemical weapons stockpile, which consisted of some 31,500 tons (63,000,000 pounds) of deadly chemical agents much of which were loaded in various forms of
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