27 October 2022

UN still sees no sign of biological weapons in Ukraine (United Nations)

The United Nations is not aware of any biological weapons programmes in Ukraine, a senior official in the Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) reiterated on Oct. 27 in a briefing to the Security Council. 

24 October 2022

Designation of Three Syrian Military Officials Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights (U.S. Department of State)

Press statement by Antony Blinken, Secretary of States regarding the Department of State decision to designate three Syrian military officials involved in the airstrikes on Ghouta in 2013.

21 October 2022

Nord Stream blasts spark concern over chemical-weapons contamination (Nature)

Researchers are rushing to find out whether explosions in the Nord Stream gas pipelines have caused further environmental chaos by stirring up pollutants from chemical weapons dumped after the Second World War.

21 October 2022

Australia reasserts OPCW support with technical agreement signing (Defence Contract)

Australia has reinforced its support for the vital work of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) by signing a technical agreement in Canberra. Defence’s Chemical Agents Analysis Facility (CAAF) will play an integral role under the agreement, supporting the OPCW efforts to investigate and verify the alleged use of chemical weapons.

21 October 2022

Erdogan says Turkish army has never used chemical weapons (Reuters)

Media close to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group published videos this week which it said showed chemical weapons being used by the Turkish army against the PKK in northern Iraq. President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey’s armed forces have never used chemical weapons and that legal action would be taken against those who make such allegations, broadcaster NTV reported on October 21.

11 October 2022

G-7 leaders promise ‘severe consequences’ if Russia uses chemical, nuclear weapons (The Hill)

The Group of Seven (G-7) leaders met virtually on October 11th with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hours after Russia launched its latest barrage of strikes against the country, vowing to hold the Kremlin accountable if it follows through on its threats of using nuclear or chemical weapons.

9 October 2022

International movement to clean up chemical weapons mounts on small-town leadership (Hoptown Chronicle)

The last remaining stockpile of chemical weapons in the United States will soon be gone, destroyed using a process that the military and local residents agreed was safer than originally proposed. Tireless advocacy made the change possible.

3 October 2022

US, Philippine Marine Corps start drills, joined by Japan, S. Korea (NHK World – Japan)

Marines of the United States and the Philippines have started joint drills. Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force and, for the first time, South Korean Marines are also taking part. Personnel will conduct landing exercises aimed at recapturing islands and check ways to respond to nuclear and chemical weapons.