Terrorists can resort to chemical weapons: Antony Nov 3, 2009
NEW DELHI: Terrorists are getting "more and more aggressive" and can resort to using chemical weapons to cause maximum casualties, defence minister A.K. Antony said on Tuesday, adding that the Indian armed forces will prepare to counter any such attack ... India is one of the original signatories to the Chemical Weapons Convention, 1993, and has already destroyed its chemical weapons stockpiles. (India Times, India)
If we leave Iraq, do we lose for good? Nov 1, 2009
As for WMD, yes, there were certainly chemical weapons stockpiled after Iraq's long war with Iran in the 1980s. But anyone could have predicted that those weapons would have seriously degraded over the following decade and that they could not have posed a threat to the continental United States. (Salon)
Why Obamas Iran Policy Will Fail Oct 30, 2009
Iran did not retaliate in kind against Saddam's use of chemical weapons. There is no conceivable attack on Iran that would cause Iran to escalate it to a full nuclear exchange, even if it had such means. (CBS News)
Nord Stream Construction to Start in 2010 Oct 30, 2009
Chemical weapons found in the vicinity of the Danish island of Bornholm would not be removed, as the Danish authorities have agreed it would be better to leave them where they are, Mr Sass said. Estonia votes against pipeline. (BusinessWeek)
* Intrigue at the Generalissimos pied-a-terre Oct 29, 2009
The front and back of the tunnel were outfitted with three layers of doors: one to withstand bomb blasts, one to protect against chemical weapons, and one that operates as a typical door for entry and exit. Nowadays the F-shaped tunnel has been taken over by Formosan leaf-nosed bats. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Journalist Says She WIll Appeal G-2... Oct 27, 2009
Even after being subjected to the chemical weapons, arrested, and having my camera destroyed and footage stolen at the conclusion of September's G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, I still had two charges that I needed to fight. I was charged with failure to disperse and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors. (Suite101.com)
Fuel storage blast rocks Puerto Rico capital Oct 24, 2009
The headaches began just after Hermogenes Marrero arrived on Vieques, the small Puerto Rican island where the young U.S. Marine guarded stores of Cold War-era chemical weapons. The retired sergeant, now 57 and terminally ill with cancer and other ailments, blames exposure to toxins released while he was stationed there from 1970 to 1972. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Darfur Activists Frustrated with Obama's Sudan Policy Oct 23, 2009
In 1998 she was instrumental in President Bill Clinton's decision to send 18 cruise missiles slamming into a Sudanese pharmaceutical factory (it was thought to produce chemical weapons for al-Qaeda) in retaliation for the U.S.-embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya. Rice was an early supporter of Obama, and when he won the election last November, her proximity to the President sent a shock of fear into the small coterie of men who rule Sudan. (Time.com)
Insecticides May Harm Female Immune System Oct 22, 2009
Many chemical weapons that kill humans came out of research on insecticides. Yet I see people liberally spray all kinds of poisons in and around their house on a regularly basis. (CBS News)
Despite claims, UK did not gas Iraqis in the 1920s, new research finds Oct 22, 2009
It has passed as fact among historians, journalists and politicians, and has been recounted everywhere from tourist guidebooks to the floor of the U.S. Congress: British forces used chemical weapons on Iraqis just after World War I. ... Iraq's history of chemical weapons did not start with Saddam Hussein's gas attack on the Kurds, scholars and critics asserted ... It was Great Britain when it controlled the region under League of Nations mandate in the 1920s that first used chemical weapons in... (EurekAlert!)
Yes, its been that long Oct 22, 2009
President George Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sign a historic agreement to end production of chemical weapons. Throughout the year demonstrations are held in cities in the UK in protest at the new poll tax. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
'Unsinkable Molly Brown' was quite a woman Oct 21, 2009
But inside I learned about her efforts to help veterans blinded by chemical weapons during World War I. She paid for Mr. Twain's books and stories to be translated into Braille for them. My path crossed hers again when I was in Denver. (Florida Today)
Lessons from the U.S.'s 30 Years' War Oct 20, 2009
"A covert American program during the Reagan administration provided Iraq with critical battle planning assistance at a time when American intelligence agencies knew that Iraqi commanders would employ chemical weapons in waging the decisive battles of the Iran-Iraq war, according to senior military officers with direct knowledge of the program.". In other words, when it came to Iraq, we were for weapons of mass destruction before we were against them. (CBS News -- Opinion)
Hitchens: We Need To Disarm Iran Now, Not When It Actually Has Nukes Oct 20, 2009
Likewise, a military move against Saddam Hussein would incite him to saturate our troops with chemical weapons, ignite the oilfields, destroy Israel, inflame the "Arab street," and overthrow every friendly Middle Eastern government, etc. etc. (Slate)
CHEMIST CONSIDERS BIOPLEX; ALLIANCE CEO EYES TAX INCENTIVES Oct 18, 2009
We all know in the next 13 months 1,170 (Washington Group) jobs will be gone, she said, referring to the the destruction of stockpiled chemical weapons at the Pine Bluff Arsenal that s nearly complete. She estimated the economic impact of the lost jobs will be 100,000,000. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
6New York-Based Muslim's Web Site Calls for God to 'Kill the Jews'» Oct 15, 2009
" Faisal was convicted in the U.K. in 2003 for spreading messages of racial hatred and urging his followers to kill Jews, Hindus and Westerners. In sermon recordings played at his trial, Faisal called on young, impressionable Muslims to use chemical weapons to exterminate unbelievers and cut the throat of the Kaffars nonbelievers with a machete. Authorities believe Faisal s sermons influenced London transport bomber Germaine Lindsay and the so-called "shoe bomber," Richard Reid, who attended... (Fox News)
Detecting Chemical Weapons In Seconds Oct 11, 2009
New Technology Detects Chemical Weapons In Seconds ... New Technology Detects Chemical Weapons In Seconds ... 11, 2008) Scientists have developed a new method for rapidly and safely destroying toxic agents such as chemical weapons and pesticides. (Science Daily)
Boris Johnson on Blair as Europe president Oct 6, 2009
If Europe does get a president, it definitely won't be Tony Blair - Telegraph. Tuesday 06 October 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Report: Iran Has Data to Make Nuke Weapon Oct 5, 2009
The chemical weapons Iraq used were NOT weapons of mass destruction like nuclear weapons are and that's what the insinuation is here. I will not be fooled by this tactic again. (CBS News)
CAL THOMAS: Don't be fooled by our enemy's sly deception Oct 1, 2009
If you are an enemy of America seeking her destruction, you would add to your pursuit of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons the undermining of this nation from within. You would do this largely through deception, putting on a peaceful face while subtly plotting ways to bring America down. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
U.S.: Iranian Missile Tests "Provocative" Sep 30, 2009
we give them chemical weapons to use on the iranians ... we gave iraq chemical weapons to us on iran. (CBS News)
Iran to 'cut off hands' Sep 23, 2009
"Chemical weapons were used against our nation and the Satanic powers equipped Saddam (Hussein) against our nation. Saddam was backed by certain arrogant powers," the president said, reminiscing about the brutal conflict. "We ask the arrogant powers to revise their polices... they sell weapons and then talk of peace.". (iAfrica.com)
GOP succumbed to unchecked power Sep 23, 2009
There were also reports that the Pentagon personnel system raised frivolous political objections to hiring experts on biological and chemical weapons. And these are just things I knew about. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Attention Must Be Paid: ROTC Ranks Grow Sep 22, 2009
Well, they went against their oath when they allowed the Bush Crime Family to lie us into war, trash the Geneva Convention and use illegal chemical weapons on civilians. And they that were to uphold the Constitution. (CBS News -- US)
News Stories Sep 22, 2009
Biological and Chemical Weapons Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Biological and Chemical Weapons)
US may help destroy Libya weapons Sep 22, 2009
The United States is assessing whether to help Libya destroy its stockpile of chemical weapons in an operation which could cost over $100 million (57 ... The North African nation has until April 2007 to destroy its banned weapons stockpile in order to comply with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), an international treaty governing the possession of banned weapons ... Officials from the Pentagon's Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) recently completed a 10-day fact-finding visit to Libya... (Yahoo News -- Biological and Chemical Weapons)
U.S. Approves Visa for Indian Scientist Sep 22, 2009
State Department officials said yesterday that the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi has granted a visa to a prominent Indian scientist who said he was accused of deception and potential links to chemical weapons production when he applied to a U.S. consulate. Goverdhan Mehta said he was told two weeks ago that his visa had been "refused" and that his expertise in chemistry could be a threat to U.S. national security. (Yahoo News -- Biological and Chemical Weapons)
» More News Stories Sep 22, 2009
Biological and Chemical Weapons Full Coverage on Yahoo ... Biological and Chemical Weapons: News Stories. (Yahoo News -- Biological and Chemical Weapons)
Transcript: Interview with Iran's Ahmadinejad Sep 19, 2009
We think that the parties that are producing and do have atomic, biological, chemical weapons, they need to be disarmed, whoever they are. And those who have more bombs should be disarmed sooner. (MSNBC -- International)
Federal Agencies Tap Three GU Law Professors Sep 19, 2009
I am working in the Pentagon on a wide array of pressing and complex arms control issues, including the negotiation of a follow-on treaty to replace the soon-to-expire START [Global Change System for Analysis, Research and Training] agreement between the United States and Russia on nuclear weapons, the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention and possible future initiatives regarding... (The Hoya, Washington DC)
German politicians need to mention the war Sep 14, 2009
And following a military and political defeat -- and that is exactly what a withdrawal at this point would mean -- the issue of Afghanistan would soon be back on the agenda in Europe and in the US. Except that in the future soldiers, heading to the conflict zone in Afghanistan and the sub-continent would probably also have to pack in their kitbags, not just flak jackets, but NBC suits to protect themselves against radioactive, biological and chemical weapons. Does this paint too gloomy a... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
U.S. Army Accidentally Grows Marijuana Sep 10, 2009
Officials at Former Chemical Weapons Plant Plan to Burn Plants or Let Bison Eat Them ... The Rocky Mountain Arsenal was used by the Army as a chemical weapons manufacturing facility during World War II and the Cold War. (CBS News)
Outside editorial: Finding the truth to Gulf War illnesses Sep 5, 2009
Reactions to nerve gas, other chemical weapons, pesticides, depleted uranium munitions or some combination are among the possible causes being investigated. Too many avoidable squabbles have stalled the research since Hutchison earmarked the original $75 million in 2005 to fund the five-year research program. (Juneau Empire)
Japan's Unendurable New Prime Minister Sep 3, 2009
Joshua Stanton: His Campaign Rhetoric Is Destined To Collide With Realities On The Ground. Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's incoming Prime Minister (Kyodo via AP Images). (CBS News)
Researchers induce HIV-neutralizing antibodies that recognize HIV-1 envelope protein, lipids Sep 2, 2009
It conducts research on a range of military relevant issues, including naturally occurring infectious diseases, behavioral health, neurotrauma, operational health hazards and medical defense against biological and chemical weapons. WRAIR is the Department of Defense's lead agency for infectious disease research and a crucial source of research support for medical product development. (EurekAlert!)
We're Not The Soviets In Afghanistan Sep 2, 2009
The Soviets also used chemical weapons, mines, and devices intended to cripple and maim civilians. In other words, the Limited Contingent conducted a massive terror campaign against the Afghan populace. (CBS News)
EPA says Johnston Atoll chemical disposal plant properly closed Sep 1, 2009
HONOLULU An Army chemical weapons disposal plant that handled nerve gas and other deadly agents has been properly cleaned and closed, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday ... "Our closure decision brings a successful end to this project to safely dispose of 4 million pounds of toxic chemical weapons while protecting the former workers and wildlife on Johnston Atoll," he said ... The Army was required to decommission JACADS after the facility in 2000 destroyed the last of... (Honolulu Advertiser)
EPA: Chemical disposal plant properly closed Sep 1, 2009
Judge tosses chemical weapons incineration suit. The Army on Wednesday won a court challenge to its plan to incinerate chemical weapons at storage sites around the country over objections from a watchdog group that says the practice releases toxic pollution ... A federal judge threw out the suit aimed at stopping the plan to destroy the stockpiles dating back as far as World War II, required under an international treaty, the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Al-Qaeda chemical expert 'killed' Aug 29, 2009
Reports from Pakistan say a leading al-Qaeda chemical weapons expert, Midhat Mursi al-Sayid Umar, has been killed in a missile strike. Taleban officials in the tribal area of South Waziristan confirmed to the BBC that he was killed in a missile strike that left at least six people dead. (Yahoo News -- Terrorism & 9/11)
The truth is adrift with the Arctic Sea Aug 26, 2009
Russia had previously delivered to Iran the front sections of X-55, which was retrofitted to carry Soviet-made chemical weapons. The biochemical weapons were already delivered from Russia to Iran by air. (Asia Times Online)
Cheney Refuted Aug 26, 2009
Sheikh Mohammed, we learn, "appears to have calculated, incorrectly, that we had this information [about al-Qaida's attempts to acquire biological and chemical weapons] already." What a chump. Also, "almost immediately following his capture in March 2003" Sheikh Mohammed "elaborated on his plan to crash commercial airplanes into Heathrow Airport." This was probably because he knew a key plotter was already in custody. (Slate)
Capt.: Detroit plant fire started in chemical oven Aug 26, 2009
Possible leak detected at chemical weapons depot. The Army says a low level of mustard agent has been detected in a building storing chemical weapons at the Pueblo Chemical Depot. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Possible Leak Detected at Chemical Weapons Depot Aug 25, 2009
The Army says a low level of mustard agent has been detected in a building storing chemical weapons at the Pueblo Chemical Depot. The leak was found Monday when a mobile laboratory drew an air sample from inside the building. (Fox News)
The Pentagon Names Names Aug 23, 2009
The Army holds chemical weapons at six locations, four of which are currently incinerating their stockpiles. The Kentucky site is the most difficult operation because the weapons "are loaded in highly explosive M55 rockets and corroding, fully armed munitions.". (Slate)
Lipsticked or flying pigs? Aug 22, 2009
purple wrote on Aug 16, 2009 10:14 AM:" [rinnie]There were multiple reason to depose Sodom Insane, all of them good for the people of Iraq.Sodom Insane was even lying to his generals about having stockpiles of chemical weapons. In case you missed it, Marine and Army units came upon caches containing chem suits and atropine combo pens. Since the U.S. has been destroying it's stockpile of bio/chem weapons for several decades now, the only WMD that we would have used on Iraq would have been... (Helena Independent Record)
Biologists urged to watch for neurological weapons Aug 20, 2009
Instead of discussion by biologists, "an acrimonious argument over the control of nonlethal weapons is now under way among the states that have signed the Chemical Weapons Convention," notes an in Nature. "During this impasse, the wider community of life scientists should actively discuss the effectiveness and safety of potential incapacitating agents."By Dan VerganoPhoto: A line of police stand guard outside a theatre in Moscow in which about 40 Chechen guerrillas are holding hundreds of... (USA Today -- Tech)
W.H. Backs Right to Guns Outside Events Aug 20, 2009
When a government agency screws up you are all over it, When a 'civillian' agency (Militia) screws up, it is a "Government conspiracy'. Those G-Men weren't there (Ruby Ridge) for absolutely no legal reason..... by wdh3007 August 19, 2009 7:39 PM EDT The idea that the 2nd amendment is at stake and that all guns will be taken away is not probable. They will take your weapon if you commit a crime with it but as we know not every gun owner is a criminal this is more about the fear of those who... (CBS News -- Politics)
Ruling to let Army burn chemical arms Aug 20, 2009
WASHINGTON - The US Army won a court challenge yesterday to its plan to incinerate chemical weapons at storage sites around the country, over objections from a watchdog group that says the practice releases toxic pollution. A federal judge threw out the suit aimed at stopping the plan to destroy stockpiles dating back as far as World War II, required under an international treaty, the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention ... A watchdog organization called the Chemical Weapons Working Group, based in... (Boston Globe)
Why Iran's Revolutionary Guards mercilessly crack down Aug 7, 2009
For nearly a decade, they fought far-superior forces that backed by most of the Arab and Western worlds attacked Iranians with chemical weapons and Scud missiles. While Ahmadinejad is often credited with boosting the IRGC's standing, its clout also grew during the 1997-2005 presidency of reformist Mohammad Khatami. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Army is studying effects of dumping live ammo in sea Aug 5, 2009
Besides Hawaii, there were chemical weapons sea disposal sites in the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and off Alaska. Off Oahu there were three areas where chemical weapons were thrown overboard -- two off Pearl Harbor ... The Army says that between 1932 and 1944 chemical weapons such as blister agents lewisite and mustard gas and blood agents hydrogen cyanide and cyanogen chloride were disposed in the area. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Another nonsensical, unjust application of Dont ask, dont tell Aug 4, 2009
The Halitosis bomb and Gay bomb are informal names for two theoretical non-lethal chemical weapons, which a United States Air Force research laboratory speculated about producing in 1994, which involved discharging female sex pheromones over enemy forces in order to make them sexually attracted to each other ... In 1994 the Wright Laboratory in Ohio, a predecessor to today s United States Air Force Research Laboratory, produced a three-page proposal on a variety of possible nonlethal chemical... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Iran Detains 3 Americans Aug 2, 2009
Halabja, 150 miles northeast of Baghdad, was the site of a chemical weapons attack ordered by Saddam Hussein in 1988 as part of a scorched-earth campaign to crush a Kurdish rebellion ... "What's to stop them, you ask? How about the "hikers" using common sense and not being there in the first place? That is basic common sense, except for neos, for whom it is uncommon to have such sense. by schotzy81 August 1, 2009 2:13 PM EDT Wow. It didn't take long for someone afflicted with BDS to somehow... (CBS News)
Iraq: US investigating report of missing Americans Aug 1, 2009
Halabja, 150 miles northeast of Baghdad, was the site of a chemical weapons attack ordered by Saddam Hussein in 1988 as part of a scorched-earth campaign to crush a Kurdish rebellion. An estimated 5,600 were killed in the nerve and mustard gas attacks -- the vast majority Kurds -- and many still suffer the aftereffects. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Umatilla Depot hit by fire, chemical weapons leak Jul 29, 2009
The fire burned along the south end of the depot near Interstate 84 on Monday afternoon, which is not close to the area where chemical weapons are stored. It was reported about 1 p.m. and firefighters were mopping up hot spots Monday evening. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Timeline: Sudan Jul 26, 2009
1998 - US launches missile attack on a pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum, alleging that it was making materials for chemical weapons. 1998 - New constitution endorsed by over 96% of voters in referendum. (BBC News -- Africa)
Click, click ... counting down to Cyber 9/11 Jul 26, 2009
Yet we continue to oppose a behavior-based form of cyber arms control that might look something like the Chemical Weapons Convention - one of the world's great successes in renouncing the use of terrible weapons that almost anyone can easily produce. Yet there is still time - just barely - to act. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
What it means to be a Chayal Boded (3) Jul 24, 2009
To sit in a classroom learning about chemical weapons, orienteering, and mortars and not understanding a single word. - To talk to your friends at home and stop in the middle of your sentence, forgetting the words: field, building, and water bottle. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
ARSENAL UNVEILS PLAN FOR TRANSITION AFTER INCINERATION Jul 24, 2009
For the first time Thursday, the Pine Bluff Arsenal provided details about its plans for the chemical weapons incineration facility there once its mission is completed by November 2011, possibly sooner ... The plan calls for reusing 15 buildings totaling 115,000 square feet in the chemical weapons disposal facility complex for the following activities. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Ordnance Reef study to begin Jul 23, 2009
The next step in researching chemical weapons dumped off O'ahu's south coast decades ago will begin this weekend as scientists start a yearlong study of ocean current patterns, which will eventually help officials decide whether the munitions should be removed. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will place four monitoring sensors off Wai'anae at what was a military munitions dump site during World War II, also known as Ordnance Reef. (Honolulu Advertiser)
NOAA to track munitions in sea Jul 23, 2009
Five others will be anchored with 3,000-pound weights in 8,000 feet of water at a deep-sea chemical weapons munition disposal site 10 miles west of Pokai Bay ... Five others will be anchored with 3,000-pound weights in 8,000 feet of water at a deep-sea chemical weapons munition disposal site 10 miles west of Pokai Bay. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Has the UPA govt given in to the US? Jul 22, 2009
The rhetoric climaxed when RJD chief Lalu Prasad said, "UN inspectors did not find any weapons of mass destruction or chemical weapons but Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was hung. This was a message to the world that those who fail to toe the US line will meet the same fate.". Krishna responded to all this with a bland statement that gave a factual account of the pacts signed with Hillary Clinton. (India Times, India)
Use nuclear know-how for peace Jul 21, 2009
By SUZALIE MOHAMAD, Fellow, Centre of Syariah, Law and Political Science, Ikim (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Pentagon IDs Soldier Held by Taliban Jul 20, 2009
Unleashing chemical weapons against Iranian troops during a decade-long war. Not only against soldiers, but against civilians, firing Scud missiles at the citizens of Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Iran. (CBS News)
Encourage Pak as it confronts extremism: Hillary Jul 17, 2009
India recently signed an important agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency, condemned North Korea's nuclear test, and became only the third state to completely destroy its chemical weapons stockpile. We hope to build on this progress and work together to strengthen the global non-proliferation regime. (India Times, India)
Ormond to receive presidential award Jul 17, 2009
Ormond was nominated for the award for his work in chemical weapons elimination from 2004 to 2008 ... After a couple of years, Ormond went to Washington, D.C., and began work as the deputy assistant secretary of Army for the Elimination of Chemical Weapons ... As the acting director of CMA, Ormond was tasked with executing the chemical weapons destruction program. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
