Chemical Weapons (CW)

Ebola virus has been spreading exponentially. As of October 23, 2014, the total number of confirmed, probable, and suspected cases of Ebola infection stood at 10,141 including 4,922 reported deaths.1… Continue reading Ebola Threat: Global Challenge and India’s Preparedness

• Reshmi Kazi
• July-December 2014
• CBW Magazine

This is the text of the speech delivered by the Director-General of the OPCW H.E. Mr Ahmet Üzümcü at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis, New Delhi on September… Continue reading “Reinforcing the Norm Against Chemical Weapons”

• H.E. Ahmet Üzümcü
• July-December 2014
• CBW Magazine

Alleged Use of CW – Joint Investigation The incidents of alleged Chemical Weapons (CW) attack which killed more than 1400 innocent civilians in Syria in August, 2013 has raised the… Continue reading Syrian Chemical Weapons Crisis – The Challenges

• H.R. Naidu Gade
• January-June 2014
• CBW Magazine

In the new world of advanced science and technology, the nature of terrorism has assumed its worst manifestation. The 2008 Mumbai attack proved that terrorists aim at creating havoc and… Continue reading Preparing civil defence against chemical and biological weapon attacks: The imperative role of media

• Anshu Joshi
• January-June 2014
• CBW Magazine

The protracted sectarian conflict in Syria has brought focus on its chemical and biological weapons capability. The West contemplated that the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria might use chemical weapons… Continue reading The Fear of Syrian Chemical and Biological Weapons

• Saurabh Mishra
• January-June 2014
• CBW Magazine

21st century scientific advancement in the healthcare sector seems to be helpless in front of a viral disease that is spreading terror in Africa and in the minds of global… Continue reading Ebolavirus: A Brief Introduction

• Shyam Hari
• January-June 2014
• CBW Magazine

It is not so much because of the use of chemical weapons that will unleash US fire-power, but the fact that the Assad regime might be winning the civil war in conjunction with its Iranian and Hezbollah allies.

• R. S. Kalha
• September 04, 2013
• Comment

Even as the uncertainty over the alleged use of chemical weapons use in Syria deepens, the cautious US response to the situation has been conditioned by the lack of viable military options as well as its Iraq war experience.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv
• June 03, 2013
• Issue Brief

It is expected that the Syrian inventory could contain several thousand aerial bombs filled mostly with the chemical agent Sarin, and between 50 and 100 ballistic missile warheads.

• Ajey Lele
• July 30, 2012
• Comment

Presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei tweeted that ‘Tear gas with nerve agent has been used against the Tahrir Square demonstrators’. This raises the suspicion of use of chemical weapons in the ongoing struggle for democracy in West Asia. This commentary analyses the relevance of chemical weapons in the Arab Spring.

• Ajey Lele
• November 29, 2011
• Comment