All chemical weapons articles – Page 5

News

Syria’s decision to join Chemical Weapons Convention welcomed

2013-09-20T00:00:00Z

Tests confirm sarin was used in the conflict, questions remain regarding how stockpiles will be destroyed.

Review

Gas! Gas! Quick, Boys!

2013-07-23T00:00:00Z

The chemists’ war

News

French convinced sarin used in Syria

2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Labs in France and the UK have both confirmed the presence of the nerve agent in biological samples

Podcast

VX

2013-06-05T00:00:00Z

The stuff of action films and horrifying news stories, Simon Cotton introduces the infamous nerve agent, VX

News

Recovering chemical weapons

2012-08-09T00:00:00Z

As stockpiles of chemical weapons are destroyed, the US looks to detecting and destroying buried munitions

Feature

Destroying war’s chemical legacy

2012-06-19T00:00:00Z

The final deadline set by the Chemical Weapons Convention for destroying stockpiles of chemical agents has now passed. Nina Notman reports on progress worldwide

Opinion

Help or harm?

2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

Are we sufficiently aware of the potential for chemistry to be misused?

Podcast

Ricin

This highly effective natural poison has been linked to assassinations and as a tool for would-be terrorists