Chemical Weapons (CW)

• Namrata Goswami
• 2016
• Book

Abstract: Novichok nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War emerged as a lethal tool due to their use in attempted assassinations recently. Two such attempts involving… Continue reading Novichok and Murkier case of Navalny poisoning: Is Russia Flouting Chemical Weapon Convention obligations?

• Animesh Roul
• July-December 2021
• CBW Magazine

Abstract Despite the existence of several mechanisms and frameworks that regulate the use and production of CBWs, they continue to exist, and pose risk to environmental and human health. Their… Continue reading Unprecedented Environmental Impacts of Chemical and Biological Warfare: A Critical Appraisal

• Dhanasree Jayaram , Yashaswini Patel
• January-June 2021
• CBW Magazine

Abstract: Relations between India and Pakistan have remained hostile, since partition, owing to varied geopolitical reasons. They both compete against each other in conventional and nuclear arms. While the threat… Continue reading Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons (NCBW) in India & Pakistan Equation: Past & Present

• Ankit Kumar
• July-December 2020
• CBW Magazine

Abstract: Syria acquired the capability to produce chemical weapons in order to counter Israel’s chemical weapons program. It imported chemical weapon precursor and dual-use production equipment from other countries including Russia,… Continue reading Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria

• Lakshmi Priya
• July-December 2020
• CBW Magazine

Abstract: Chemical attacks are not normal crimes as they have important consequences for national and international security, but they are also crimes that law enforcement authorities are obliged to investigate… Continue reading The National Security Impact of Crimes Using Chemical Agents

• Ian Anthony
• July-December 2020
• CBW Magazine

Abstract: Relations between India and Pakistan have remained hostile, since partition, owing to varied geopolitical reasons. They both compete against each other in conventional and nuclear arms. While the threat… Continue reading Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons (NCBW) in India & Pakistan Equation: Past & Present

• Ankit Kumar
• July-December 2020
• CBW Magazine

Abstract: Russia’s high-profile opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s poisoning has led to intense speculation about not only the perpetrator but also its timing and motive. Widely conflicting diagnosis emerging from Russia,… Continue reading Poisoning of Alexei Navalny: The Plot Thickens

• Rajorshi Roy
• July-December 2020
• CBW Magazine

A bio-organism, in Collins dictionary, is defined as “a dangerous fast-proliferating organism that could be used as the basis of a biological weapon”1. These bio-organisms can be in the form… Continue reading Impact of Plant Extracts in Neutralizing Threats from Bio-Organisms: Opening New Vistas in Bio Terror and Healthcare

• Amul S Bahl
• July-December 2019
• CBW Magazine

In late November 2019, the US representative Thomas DiNanno raised Myanmar’s non-compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in a statement to the 24th CSP (Conference of State Parties) at… Continue reading Chemical Concerns: Raising Suspicion about Myanmar’s Covert CW Capability

• Animesh Roul
• July-December 2019
• CBW Magazine