The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) discussed legislative frameworks, chemical safety, and ...

Russian forces have actively used chemical weapons for the third week in a row in the Siversk direction, informs the Rubizh Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. The military reported that Russian ...

Chemical weapons were used to terrible effect during World War I. More than 1.3 million soldiers were exposed to chemical weapons during the Great War and 100,000 died directly as a result of ...

US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that NATO would respond if Russia used chemical weapons in Ukraine, and has previously warned that Moscow would “pay a severe price” if it did so.

After US intelligence accurately predicted Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it’s disturbing that Americans now fear Russia is preparing to use chemical weapons during the conflict. Here’s what ...

President Trump signed an executive order this week lifting most sanctions on Syria. Ahead of that action, U.S. officials ...

Chemical weapons are labeled as "weapons of mass destruction" (WMDs) because they can harm civilians, women, children, combatants and even non-combatants like aid workers indiscriminately, he said.

UNDER PRESSURE: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Director General Ahmet Uzumcu has rejected criticism of his leadership. It is not the OPCW’s job to assign blame, he says.

Germany was the first country to use chemical weapons, firing 150 tons of chlorine gas at French troops in Belgium in 1915. The allies began weaponizing chemicals as well after this.

Years To Go Before U.S. Chemical Weapons Are Destroyed. At the hospital, there is new equipment and training, including a mass decontamination unit for use in the event of an accident.

Weapons have been in development since before the start of the Iraq war in 2003; Risk is that weapon could release%2C but not destroy%2C chemical weapons ...

Although chemical weapons were not mentioned in the official sanctions notice on Thursday, several U.S. officials said they were a key factor in the decision to move against General al-Burhan.