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A chemical weapon is a specialized munition that can cause death, injury, temporary incapacitation or sensory irritation through its chemical action. They are classified as weapons of mass destruction.

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A Russian soldier in training

Russia and Ukraine both using outlawed weapons

Russia and Ukraine both using outlawed weapons

The US has accused Russia of using chemical weapons in Ukraine. But these wouldn't be the only illegal weapon used.
ConflictsMay 4, 2024
A relative weaping over the boody of one of his family members killed during the chemical attack in Ghouta on 21 August 2013

Chemical attack in Syria 10 years on: 'We'll never forget'

Chemical attack in Syria 10 years on: 'We'll never forget'

A decade after the deadly chemical attack on civilians in Ghouta, nobody has been held accountable.
PoliticsAugust 21, 2023
Ukraine Krieg Zerstörung in Mariupol

What Russia did in Syria may predict what happens in Ukraine

What Russia did in Syria may predict what happens in Ukraine

There are striking and useful parallels between Russian tactics in Syria and in Ukraine, a security expert says.
PoliticsApril 15, 2022
Forty veils of suspected Sarin gas - allegedly found in an house in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004

Nerve agent sarin: Invisible and indiscriminate

Nerve agent sarin: Invisible and indiscriminate

What makes sarin so deadly and what can you do against it?
ScienceApril 12, 2022
Bodies buried in a mass grave in Syria

Ukraine: Infowar of chemical and biological weapons

Ukraine: Infowar of chemical and biological weapons

There's an infowar of accusations and denials about "dirty" weapons in Ukraine. What are these weapons and who has them?
ScienceMarch 11, 2022
A woman lies on a stretcher inside a hospital after what the Syrian state media said was a suspected toxic gas attack in Aleppo, Syria November 24, 2018.

Syria stripped of voting rights by chemical weapons watchdog

Syria stripped of voting rights by chemical weapons watchdog

Syria has been stripped of its voting rights at the OPCW, after it repeatedly used chemical weapons in its civil war.
ConflictsApril 21, 2021
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