CWC

Question 1

Why was WWI a turning point for chemical weapons?

Answer 1

both sides used chlorine on a large scale

Question 2

What is the Geneva convention?

Answer 2

1925 international agreement to prohibit the use of gases and biological methods on the battelefield

Question 3

CWC - What happened in 1968?

Answer 3

CW anbd BW were split into two groupos for independant agreement on the uses

Question 4

CWC - 1990?

Answer 4

US - Soviet Union CW accord - destruction and non production of chemical weapons. agreed to destroy most of stockpiles and refrain from production.

Question 5

CWC - 1993?

Answer 5

Paris signing of the Chemical weapon convention on 13 Jan

Question 6

CWC - 1997?`

Answer 6

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was set up to act as the regulators of the CWC.

Question 7

How many countries involved in CWC?

Answer 7

193 ratified the convention
1 has signed but not ratified - Israel
3 not signed or ratified - Egypt, North Korea, South Sudan

Question 8

CWC “Chemicals”

Answer 8

Classical warfare agents - nerve agents

Industrial and other chemicals - central nervous system acting chemicals

Question 9

CWC “Mid Spectrum Agents”

Answer 9

Bioregultors

Bio toxins

Question 10

CWC “Agents of biological origin”

Answer 10

Bioregultors
bio toxins
GM biologicals
Trad warfare agents

Question 11

CWC “Poisons”

Answer 11

Classical warfare agents
Industrial and other chemicals
Bioregulators
Bio Toxins

Question 12

BTWC Article 1 agents

Answer 12

Bioregulators
Bio Toxins
Genetically modified biologicals
Tradition bio warfare

Question 13

CWC Article 2 agents

Answer 13

Classical chem warfare
Industrial and other uses
Bioregulators
Bio Toxins

Question 14

CWC article 1 prohibits/requires?

Answer 14

prohibits development, production, transfer and use of CW

Requires destruction of CWs, production facilities

must not assist/encourage other nations