ID | 127990 |
Title Proper | Science and the new chemical weapons convention |
Other Title Information | multiple roles for civil scientists? |
Language | ENG |
Author | Dando, Malcolm |
Publication | 2012. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Advisory Panel on Future Priorities of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was quite clear about the main issue it wished to address in its report. Despite the delays in completing the destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles, the report's fourth paragraph states: the OPCW needs to prepare for a transition from mandates and efforts primarily characterised by the elimination of chemical weapons stockpiles and production facilities to an agency that will have as its main task to ensure that the menace of chemical warfare and the use of toxic chemicals for hostile purposes will never reappear … .1 Moreover, it is clear about the importance of considerations related to science and technology during this transition from disarmament to non-proliferation. Paragraph six notes that: Today's security environment is very different. Science and technology are advancing at an astounding pace, creating new opportunities but also new risks. The size and shape of the world's chemical industry are undergoing profound change. All these developments create new conditions within which the [Chemical Weapons] Convention has to operate. |
`In' analytical Note | Disarmament Forum vol. , No.1; 2012: p.5-15 |
Journal Source | Disarmament Forum vol. , No.1; 2012: p.5-15 |
Key Words | OPCW ; Chemical Weapons Stockpiles ; Chemical Warfare ; Security Environment ; World's Chemical Industry ; Chemical Weapons Convention |