The Rise of the Chemical Weapon State: From Salisbury to Syria
Ryan Henrici
8 June 20189 Minute Read
Then UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses a joint press conference with Ahmet Üzümcü, Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, Netherlands, on 8 April 2013. Courtesy of UN News and Media
The recent execution of chemical attacks by Moscow, Damascus and Pyongyang for diverse purposes may not only suggest that the prohibitive power of international conventions is now fading away, but also signals the emergence of a new class of states who can deploy a credible chemical threat.
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