Rolling back chemical proliferation

Article Abstract:

There is increasing speculation regarding worldwide support for the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Developed nations, led by the US, have extended their support for the CWC to secure its ratification by the United Nations (UN), while Russia is concerned about the cost of destroying its huge arsenal of chemical weapons. Among developing nations, Latin America and Africa have signed the CWC with encouragement, while China, India and Pakistan expressed some concern before signing the treaty. The success of the CWC depends on the endorsement by the Middle East and the Arab nations, where chemical weapons have been used in the past.

International aspects

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Ambassador Stephen J. Ledogar: the end of the negotiations

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Ambassador Stephen J Ledogar, chief US representative to the 1992 Conference on Disarmamnet (CD) feels confident about the outcome of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). He maintains the CWC, which prohibits the manufacture and use of chemical weapons worldwide, will safeguard excess production and stockpiling of chemical weapons through strict verification and inspection procedures. Although 39 nations have agreed to become signatories to the CWC, the most contentious region according to Ledogar is the Middle East, where chemical weapons have been used in the past.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Ambassadors, Ledogar, Stephen J.

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CWC Executive Summary

Article Abstract:

The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is a landmark accord toward the global elimination of chemical weapons. The CWC, which bans the possession as well as stockpiling of chemical weapons, is which is a more comprehensive pact than the 1925 Geneva Protocol prohibiting only the use of mass destruction weapons. The CWC will be implemented by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), and will be verified through a complex system of routine and challenge inspections as well as provide defense assistance to all nations signing the pact.

Inspection, Arms inspection

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