Conventional weapons

Are any materials listed under the United Nations Chemical Weapons Convention Precursors list ( Australian Fist ... 

Highly toxic perfluoroisobutylene (PFIB) poses a serious health hazard to the human respiratory tract. PFIB is a thermal decomposition of polytetrafluo-roethylene (PTFE), e.g., Teflon. PFIB is approximately lOx as toxic as phosgene. Inhalation of this gas can cause pulmonary edema, which can lead to death. PFIB is included in Schedule 2 of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), the aim of the inclusion of chemicals such as PFIB was to cover those chemicals, which would pose a high risk to the CWC. 

The earliest information on Russia s novichok chemical weapons program which was codenamed "Foliant," carne just prior to Moscow s signing of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) from two Russian chemists. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Russia produced several new agents that were reportedly made from chemicals not controlled by the CWC. 

The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, http //projects.sipri.se/cbw/docs/bw-btwc-rruiinpage.html the Chemical Weapons Convention, http //www.opcw.nl/. 

The majority of G-series agents are listed in Schedule 1 of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) as long as they are within the following limitations ... 

This class of agents is not covered by the Chemical Weapons Convention. Because of the toxicity of the agents and lack of commercial application, carbamate nerve agents would be prohibited based on the Guidelines for Schedules of Chemicals. 

The agents in this class are dihalo organoarsines. Other than lewisite (C04-A002), which is listed in Schedule 1, these materials are not covered by the Chemical Weapons Convention. Some of them have even seen limited commercial applications. 

The agents in this class are bicyclophosphates and bicyclothiophosphates. This class of agents is not specifically listed in the Chemical Weapons Convention nor is it covered by the language of the general definitions in the Schedules. Some of these chemicals have been used as fire retardants, oil lubricants, and for medicinal research. They also occur as breakdown products in some synthetic turbine engine lubricants and some rigid polyurethane foams. 

Toxins are any poisonous substances that can be produced by an animal, plant, or microbe. Because of their complexity, most toxins are difficult to synthesize in large quantities by traditional chemical means. However, they may be harvested from cultured sources or produced by genetically engineered microbes. Toxins are odorless, tasteless, and nonvolatile. Ricin (C16-A036) and saxitoxin (C16-A018) are the only toxins listed in the Chemical Weapons Convention (Schedule 1). 

Chemical Weapons Convention Chemicals Analysis. Mesilaakso, M. (ed.), John Wiley, New York, 2005 (to be published)... 

ROLE OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IN COMBATING CHEMICAL TERRORISM... 

Abstract The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is shortly characterised stressing... 

The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, shortly described as Convention on general and comprehensive prohibition of chemical weapons, or Chemical Weapons Convention, abbreviated as CWC, was adopted in 1992 after complex negotiations on the basis of The Conference on Disarmament (and previous multilateral negotiating fora in Geneva), lasting nearly a quarter of a century mainly due to the worldwide spread of chemical industry and relatively easy... 

The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) opened for signature in Paris, on January 13, 1993 and entered into force on April 29, 1997. Its complexity is reflected in almost 200 pages of text, containing Preamble and 24 Articles and three Annexes On Chemicals (6 p), On Implementation Verification (105 p), and On Protection of Confidential Information (5 p) [2], To the main pillars of the CWC belong ... 

Weapons Convention is facilitated by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the assistance received through the contributions of member states and the utilisation of experts within and external to the OPCW. It also involves the coordination and delivery of specialised services from national agencies and other international organisations involved in providing emergency humanitarian assistance. The OPCW will continue its work on the cooperative efforts with many member states to maintain the effort to development, implement and train for an effective delivery of assistance in accordance with the provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention. 

The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) opened for signature 13th January 1993. Entry into Force was after the ratification of 65 signatory states on 29th April 1997. To date there are 167 ratified States Parties and 20 Signatory States which are yet to ratify. There are 16 Non signatory States which have yet to accede to the convention. 

The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is an international treaty that bans the use of chemical weapons and aims to eliminate chemical weapons, everywhere in the world, forever. 

A very special and sensitive issue is the production and usage of the warfare chemical agents. The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) which now has 168 member states aims to rid the world of all chemical weapons by 2007. Now three years before the Convention s end date, the promise is seen optimistic. 

Abstract The chemical weapons convention provides for collection and analisis of... 

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For the OPCW, the Chemical Weapons Convention provides for the collection and analysis of samples of biomedical origin within the... 

The Chemical Weapons Convention of the 13.01.1993 is disarmament and arms control treaty whose aims are the prohibition of... 

The Chemical Weapons Convention includes lists of the chemicals it controls ... 

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The U.S. Army is in the process of destroying the country s stockpile of aging chemical weapons, stored at eight locations in the continental United States and on Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The deadline for completing the destruction of these weapons, as specified by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) international treaty, is April 29, 2007. Originally, the Army selected incineration as the preferred baseline destruction technology, and it currently operates two incineration facilities—one on Johnston Atoll and one at the Deseret Chemical Depot near Tooele, Utah. The Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS) completed destruction of the stockpile on Johnston Island in late 2000, and closure of the... 

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