ban on production of chemical weapons
1Chemical Weapons Convention — Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction Drafted September 3, 1992[1] Signed January 13, 1993[1] Location Paris and New York[ …
2Chemical Weapons Convention — ▪ 1993, UN Introduction formally Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction international treaty that bans the use of chemical weapons (chemical weapon)… …
3chemical weapon — Introduction any of several chemical compounds, usually toxic agents, that are intended to kill, injure, or incapacitate enemy personnel. In modern warfare, chemical weapons were first used in World War I (1914–18), during which gas warfare …
4Chemical warfare — For other uses, see Chemical warfare (disambiguation). This article forms part of the series Chemical agents Lethal agents Blood agents Cyanogen chloride (CK) …
5Chemical weapon proliferation — Nation CW Possession Signed CWC Ratified CWC Albania Known January 14, 1993 May 11, 1994 Burma (Myanmar) Possible January 13, 1993 No …
6chemical warfare — warfare with asphyxiating, poisonous, or corrosive gases, oil flames, etc. [1915 20] * * * Use of lethal or incapacitating chemical weapons in war, and the methods of combating such agents. Chemical weapons include choking agents such as the… …
7Canada and weapons of mass destruction — Weapons of mass destruction …
8United States and weapons of mass destruction — The federal government of the United States is known to have possessed three types of weapons of mass destruction: nuclear weapons, chemical weapons and biological weapons. The U.S. is the only country to have used nuclear weapons in combat. The… …
9India and weapons of mass destruction — India Nuclear program start date 1967 First nuclear weapon test 18 May 1974 (Smiling Buddha) …
10Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction — Pakistan Nuclear program start date January 20, 1972 First nuclear weapon test May 28, 1998 First fusion weap …
