chemical weapons
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Roundup: Nolan Center Experts on the Final Destruction of the U.S. Chemical Weapons Stockpile
Several experts at CSR’s Nolan Center hold deep experience in chemical weapons threat reduction and elimination, including oversight of the destruction of the U.S. stockpile and treaty compliance, and weighed in today on the nation’s achievement.
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Another Step Toward a World Without Chemical Weapons
The completion of chemical weapons destruction in Colorado is a strong signal of upholding the norm against possessing and using these brutal weapons. It also stands in stark contrast to the illegal use of chemical weapons in recent years by countries such as Syria and Russia, and concerns that Russia may use them in its…
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CSR’s Parthemore & Gower Speak at the 24th International Conference on Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation
In September of 2022, CEO of the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) Christine Parthemore and Senior Advisor Rear Admiral John Gower, CB OBE, served as featured speakers at the 24th International Conference on Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation in London. Their address, titled “The Outsized Importance of Addressing Chemical Weapons Threats,” described why it is increasingly important…
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On the Verge – New Weapons of Mass Destruction? (007)
https://media.blubrry.com/csr_on_the_verge/content.blubrry.com/csr_on_the_verge/On_the_Verge-CWMD_2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 34:21 — 24.0MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Android | RSS | MoreIn this episode, Dr. Natasha Bajema, Director of the Converging Risks Lab, hosts a follow-on discussion with Colonel (ret) Ron Fizer and the Honorable Andy Weber about the definition of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and whether or not other technologies and…
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The Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria and the Need for Unity Against Them
By Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü I watched a few days ago, via webcast, the proceedings of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Conference of States Parties (CSP) held in The Hague. The main issue was, again, the use of chemical weapons (CW) in Syria. The CSP voted a draft decision submitted by western…
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On the Verge – Rebooting the National Strategy to Combat WMD (006)
https://media.blubrry.com/csr_on_the_verge/content.blubrry.com/csr_on_the_verge/On_the_Verge-CWMD_Strategy_006.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 29:27 — 20.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Android | RSS | MoreIn this episode, Dr. Natasha Bajema, Director of the Converging Risks Lab, hosts Colonel (ret) Ron Fizer and the Honorable Andy Weber in a discussion about the need to reboot the 2002 strategy to combat Weapons of…