chemical weapons
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Dec- 2021 -9 DecemberTechnology
US Invests $15M in Teledyne Bio-Chemical Threat Mapping Tech
The US Defense Threat Reduction Agency has awarded a $15.7 million contract to Teledyne FLIR for a new bio-chemical threat detector.
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8 DecemberTechnology
South Korea Develops Long-Distance Chemical Weapons Detector
South Korea has developed a technology that could detect chemical weapons early and monitor the spread of contamination.
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Jul- 2021 -30 JulyTechnology
Australia Researching Use of Parasites Against Bio-Weapons
Two researchers from Australia have begun studying if parasitic worms can be used to protect soldiers from chemical and bio weapons.
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Jul- 2020 -9 JulyMiddle East
Syria Warned by Chemical Warfare Watchdog Over Sarin Attacks
Member countries of the global chemical weapons watchdog voted overwhelmingly to take action on a probe that explicitly blamed Syria for nerve gas attacks for the first time.
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Apr- 2020 -8 AprilMiddle East
OPCW team blames Syrian government for chemical weapons attacks
The global chemical weapons watchdog on for the first time explicitly blamed the Syrian government for sarin and chlorine gas attacks
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Oct- 2019 -18 OctoberMiddle East
OPCW investigates alleged banned weapons use in northern Syria
The OPCW is investigating allegations that chemical weapons have been used during the Turkey-led incursion into northern Syria
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Jan- 2019 -14 JanuaryEurope
OPCW to add Novichok nerve agent to banned substance list
The OPCW agreed to add nerve agent Novichok, used in the Salisbury attack against a former Russian agent, to its list of banned substances
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Sep- 2018 -5 SeptemberMiddle East
Syria: Calls mount to avoid ‘massacre’ in rebel-held Idlib
International calls mounted to avoid a "massacre" by Syria regime forces in the last rebel-held province of Idlib
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Jul- 2018 -20 JulyAfrica
Declassified document shows Iran, Iraq and Libya could have South African chemical weapons
Declassified US documents released this week to mark Nelson Mandela's death suggest South Africa sold chemical weapons to Iran
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Apr- 2018 -25 AprilCommentary
The UN Security Council is failing humanity. Here’s what to do about it
The inherently politicized nature of the contemporary standards for authorizing force at the UN Security Council has robbed Syrians of their right to protection.
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