Chemical Weapons Convention Archive

1989-1994 | 1995-1996 | 1997 | 1998-2007 | 2008

1989-1994

• U.S. And Moscow Settle Key Issues On Chemical Arms - Robert Pear - The New York Times - July 18, 1989.
• End The ‘Scourge’ Of Chemical Arms, Bush Says At U.N. - Maureen Dowd - The New York Times - September 26, 1989.
• Summit in Washington Summary of U.S.-Soviet Agreement on Chemical Arms - The New York Times - June 2, 1990.
• Signing of Chemical-Arms Pact Begins - Alan Riding - The New York Times - January 14, 1993.
• The U.N. Assembly; In Clinton’s Words: U.N. Become Engaged in Every World Conflict - President Clinton - The New York Times - September 28, 1993.
• C.I.A. Backs Arms Treaty On Chemicals - Michael R. Gordon - The New York Times - June 24, 1994.

1995-1996

• U.S. Politics Delays Treaty On Poison Gas - Barbara Crossette - The New York Times - August 20, 1995.
• Senator Helms’s Bargaining Chips - The New York Times - August 28, 1995.
• Chemical Treaty Appears on Hold in the Senate - Barbara Crossette - The New York Times - September 10, 1995.
• Awaiting Call, Helms Puts Foreign Policy on Hold - Elaine Sciolino - The New York Times - September 24, 1995.
• In Deal With Clinton, Helms Agrees to Move Ahead on Envoys - Elaine Sciolino - The New York Times - September 30, 1995.
• A Russian Scientist Cautions Chemical Arms Safety Is Lax - Barbara Crossette - The New York Times - October 1, 1995.
• Prepared Text for the President’s State of the Union Message – President Clinton - The New York Times - January 24, 1996.
• Senate Must Ratify Chemical Weapons Treaty - John D. Holum - The New York Times - March 7, 1996.
• US to discuss concerns on Chemical Arms past with Moscow - R. Jeffrey Smith - Washington Post - August 9, 1996.
• Chemical Weapons Pact - Stanley A. Weiss - The New York Times - August 28, 1996.
• A Ban on Chemical Weapons - The New York Times - September 3, 1996.
• Clinton Again Urges Senate to Back Chemical-Arms Ban - Todd S. Purdum - The New York Times - September 8, 1996.
• In His Own Words - Bill Clinton - The New York Times - September 8, 1996.
• A Treaty That Deserved to Die - Jon Kyl - The New York Times - September 13, 1996.
• Senate Foes Derail Chemical Weapons Treaty - Thomas W. Lippman - Washington Post - September 13, 1996.
• Mr. Dole Bumps a Good Treaty - The New York Times - September 15, 1996.
• Treaty Turnabout - Washington Post – Sept 15, 1996.
• Chemical Weapons Treaty Blocked - Lois Ember - Chemical and Engineering News - Sept 16, 1996.
• Dole and the Treaty - Leonard A. Cole - The New York Times - September 17, 1996.

1997

• A Needless Risk for US Troops - E.R. Zumwalt Jr. - Washington Post – Jan, 6 1997.
• The Chemical Arms Pact - The Journal of Commerce – Jan 9, 1997.
• Bipartisanship is key to further U.S. Arms control successes - Jacqueline S. Porth - US Information Agency – Jan 10, 1997.
• A Chance to Ban Chemical Weapons - The New York Times - January 12, 1997.
• Clinton’s chemical weapons power play - Frank Gaffney Jr. - Washington Times – Jan 14, 1997.
• New Push for a U.S. Chemical-Arms-Pact Vote - Alison Mitchell - The New York Times - January 14, 1997.
• The US an Outlaw nation? - Deseret news – Jan 16, 1997.
• Chemical Weapons: US Senate should ratify treaty - The Decatur Daily – Jan 16, 1997.
• Ratify the treaty - The Times Daily - Florence, AL – Jan 17, 1997.
• Poison-gas Ban - The Keene Sentinel – Jan 18, 1997.
• Ratify Chemical Weapons treaty - The Atlanta Journal – Jan 19, 1997.
• Ratify the CWC - The Salt Lake Tribune – Jan 19, 1997.
• US needs to lead: Senate’s delay of chemical arms pact vote is inexcusable - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Jan 24, 1997.
• Chemical Weapons Pact Still Raises Concerns - Jon Kyl - The New York Times - January 25, 1997.
• Chemical Weapons: Politics should not be allowed to block treaty - Detroit Free Press – Jan 26, 1997.
• Good for business - George B. Pyle, The Salina Journal - Salina, KS – Jan 29, 1997.
• Sen. Helms to Delay Vote on Chemical Arms Pact - Thomas W. Lippman - Washington Post – Feb 4, 1997.
• Helms barrier to chemical arms pact - The Sun - Baltimore, MD – Feb 5, 1997.
• Clinton Asks G.O.P. to Help in Fight for Chemical Weapons Ban - Clifford Krauss - The New York Times - February 5, 1997.
• U.S. Urges Russia to End Production of Nerve Gas - Clifford Krauss - The New York Times - February 6, 1997.
• Chemical Weapons - Honolulu Star-Bulletin – Feb 7, 1997.
• Chemical Neutralization Is Gaining in War on Poison Gas - James Brooke - The New York Times - February 7, 1997.
• Chemical Weapons Treaty Serves U.S. Interests - John D. Holum - The New York Times - February 7, 1997.
• Albright and Bush Urge Senate to Ratify Chemical Weapons Ban – AP – Feb 8, 1997.
• Dislodging Sen. Helms - The Courier-Journal - Louisville, KY – Feb 9, 1997.
• Poison gas ban - The Journal Gazette - Ft. Wayne, IN – Feb 9, 1997.
• Don’t let 1 senator hold pact hostage - The Journal Gazette - Ft. Wayne, IN – Feb 9, 1997.
• Chemical-Arms Pact Has No Reagan Imprimatur - Douglas J. Feith, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, Caspar W. Weinberger - The New York Times - February 9, 1997.
• Weighing treaty - Hickory, NC Daily Record – Feb 10, 1997.
• Jesse Helms Mocks the Senate - The New York Times - February 10, 1997.
• Helms’ bad chemistry - Birmingham News – Feb 11, 1997.
• End the Chemical Weapons Business - Brent Scowcroft and John M Deutch - Washington Post – Feb 11, 1997.*
• The Chemical Weapons Ban - The Record – Feb 12, 1997.
• Move on weapons ban - Bangor Daily News - Bangor, ME – Feb 13, 1997.
• Clinton Presses Chemical Pact - Thomas W. Lippman - Washington Post – Feb 15, 1997.
• White House Said to Be Trying To Sway Republicans on Treaty - David Stout - The New York Times - February 15, 1997.
• Ratify chemical treaty - The Miami Herald – Feb 16, 1997.
• Chemical Weapons: ratify treaty before April 29 - The Star Tribune - Minneapolis, MN – Feb 16, 1997.
• Follow Reagan’s lead to end chemical arsenal - The Seattle Times – Feb 16, 1997.
• Ban Chemical Weapons? - Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond, VA – Feb 16, 1997.
• Our Best Defense - James A. Baker 3d - The New York Times - February 16, 1997.
• Senate Should Ratify Weapons treaty - Dayton Daily News – Feb 19, 1997.
• Poisonous delay - Akron Beacon Journal – Feb 19, 1997. This treaty ought to be ratified - Chicago Tribune – Feb 19, 1997.
• No to the Chemical Arms Treaty - James Schlesinger, Caspar Weinberger, Donald Rumsfeld - Washington Post – March 5, 1997.
• Chemical Arms Treaty: Act now or pay later - St. Paul Pioneer Press - St. Paul, MN –March 6, 1997.
• U.S. Chemical Executive Backs Chemical Weapons Convention - Douglas Remillard - US Information Agency – March 7, 1997.
• Here come the spies - The Wall Street Journal – March 7, 1997.
• Unmodified, Chemical Weapons Pact is Doomed, Sen. Helms Warns - Thomas W. Lippman - Washington Post – March 9, 1997.
• Chemical hostage: Tyrant at the Helms - The Anniston Star - Anniston, AL – March 10, 1997.
• The Three Defense Chiefs - Washington Post – March 11, 1997.
• Chemical Weapons: Time is running out for US to ratify treaty - The Dallas Morning News – March 16, 1997.
• Hostage to Helms - Emporia, KS, Gazette – March 17, 1997.
• Ratify: It shouldn’t be so difficult for Congress to outlaw poison gas - The Wichita Eagle - Wichita, KS – March 19, 1997.
• Ratify chemical weapons ban - The Patriot News - Harrisburg, PA – March 19, 1997.
• Holum: 84% of Americans Support Chemical Weapons Treaty - Robert D. Tadlock - US Information Agency – March 20, 1997.
• Approve chemical weapons treaty - Jim Hitch, Editor, The Hays Daily News - Hays, KS – March 20, 1997.
• Ratify Chemical Weapons treaty - Statesman Journal - Salem, OR – March 23, 1997.
• Senate may vote soon on chemical weapons treaty - San Antonio Express-News – March 25, 1997.
• Helms Holds Lock on Treaty - Peter Fairly - Chemical Week – March 26, 1997.
• Helms Softens his stance on the Chemical Weapons Convention - Jane A. Morse - US Information Agency – March 26, 1997.
• The Big Deal of The Day - Thomas L. Friedman - The New York Times - March 27, 1997.
• Curb chemical weapons - The Denver Post – March 28, 1997.
• Chemical Weapons Treaty - The Post-Standard - Syracuse, NY – March 28, 1997.
• Chemical reaction: With Helms aside, the Senate must ratify a key arms ban - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – March 30, 1997.
• Poison gas treaty deserves quick approval - San Jose Mercury News – March 31, 1997.
• Holum optimistic about vote on Chemical Weapons Convention - David Pitts - US Information Agency – April 1, 1997.
• Republican Senators introduce anti-chemical weapons bill - US Information Agency Congressional Report – April 1, 1997.
• Chemical Weapons: Ratification of Treaty would promote a safer, saner world - East Oregonian - Pendleton, OR – April 1, 1997.
• The Bum’s Rush - The Wall Street Journal – April 1, 1997.
• The right chemistry - The Birmingham News - Birmingham, AL – April 2, 1997.
• Clinton Launches Major Drive for US Senate Ratification of CWC - Wendy S. Ross - US Information Agency – April 4, 1997.
• Ratify chemical weapons ban - The Times-Picayune - New Orleans, LA – April 4, 1997.
• Deadline for a chemical arms ban - The Boston Globe – April 4, 1997.
• Clinton remarks on Chemical Weapons Convention – April 4, 1997.
• White House has rally for weapons ban - Thomas W. Lippman - Washington Post – April 5, 1997.
• Clinton Mobilizes Bipartisan Effort On Chemical Arms - Steven Lee Myers - The New York Times - April 5, 199.
• Ratify the Chemical Weapons Treaty – William S. Cohen - Washington Post – April 6, 1997.
• Chemical Weapons: The US should lead, not drag its feet - Detroit Free Press – April 7, 1997.
• Senate Should Ratify Chemical treaty - The Manhattan, KS Mercury – April 7, 1997.
• Former Defense Chiefs Testify Against Chemical Weapons Pact - David Pitts - US Information Agency – April 8, 1997.
• Weapons Treaty Deserves Ratification - News and Record - Greensboro, NC – April 9, 1997.
• The US needs to lead; Albright’s fight for women’s rights, chemical-arms ban - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – April 9, 1997.
• Chemical Weapons Treaty: No threat to US Security - The Herald-Sun - Durham, NC – April 9, 1997.
• Lott seeks vote on chemical arms treaty - Thomas W. Lippman - Washington Post – April 9, 1997.
• Senate Vote Is Now Likely On Chemical Arms Treaty - Steven Lee Myers - The New York Times - April 9, 1997.
• Biden: More than enough votes to pass chemical weapons pact - David Pitts - US Information Agency – April 10, 1997.
• Trent Lott’s Chemical test - Robert D. Novak - Washington Post – April 10, 1997.
• A False Sense of Security - Charles Krauthammer - Washington Post – April 11, 1997.
• First the Treaty, Then the Hard Work - David Kay, Ronald F. Lehman, R James Woolsey - Washington Post – April 13, 1997.
• Chemical Weapons: Grams should abandon Helms’ view - The Star Tribune - Minneapolis, MN – April 13, 1997.
• Why the US should ratify the treaty to ban chemical weapons globally - Vil S. Mirzayanov - The Philadelphia Inquirer – April 14, 1997.
• Tyrants and Treaties - The Philadelphia Inquirer – April 14, 1997.
• Senate Should Ratify treaty - Daily Times-Call - Lonmont, CO – April 15, 1997.
• The Real Chemical treaty Issue - Washington Post – April 17, 1997.
• Clinton Serves as Dinner Host to Woo Congress on Foreign Policy - James Bennet - The New York Times - April 17, 1997.
• President Presses For Budget Deal And Arms Treaty - James Bennet - The New York Times - April 19, 1997.
• In Clinton’s Words, a Stark Choice for the U.S. – President Clinton - The New York Times - April 19, 1997.
• Questions that need answering before chemical treaty’s approval - The Star Tribune - Minneapolis, MN – April 20, 1997.
• Don’t let Helms Shut US out of Chemical Pact - Long Island Newsday – April 21, 1997.
• Clinton Pushes Pact Covering Chemical Arms - Seven Erlanger - The New York Times - April 21, 1997.
• Decision Time on Chemical Weapons - The New York Times - April 23, 1997.
• Clinton Makes Final Push On Chemical Arms Treaty - Alison Mitchell - The New York Times - April 23, 1997.
• Some In The G.O.P. Move To Back Ban On Chemical Arms - Adam Clymer - The New York Times - April 24, 1997.
• Hiding Behind the Moon - Thomas L. Friedman - The New York Times - April 24, 1997.
• Lott announces his support of CWC - US Information Agency Congressional Report – April 24, 1997.
• How the Senators Voted on Treaty - The New York Times - April 25, 1997.
• How the Votes Were Won: Clinton’s New G.O.P. Tactics - Alison Mitchell - The New York Times - April 25, 1997.
• Senate Approves Pact On Chemical Weapons After Lott Opens Way - Adam Clymer - The New York Times - April 25, 1997.
• In Their Own Words: Three Senators, For and Against - Trent Lott, Joseph R. Biden Jr., Jesse Helms - The New York Times - April 25, 1997.
• From Clinton to Lott, a Last-Minute Letter – President Clinton - The New York Times - April 25, 1997.
• Chemical Treaty, at a Price… - Washington Post – April 27, 1997.
• Sign Here: Let’s Pledge to Postpone the Apocalypse - Adam Clymer - The New York Times - April 27, 1997.
• US Ratification of CWC - Survey of news reports from 14 countries - Bill Richey - US Information Agency – April 30, 1997.*
• Arms Control Fetish - George F. Will - Washington Post – May 1, 1997.
• Countries Admit Use Of Poisons In Weapons - Barbara Crossette - The New York Times - August 17, 1997.
• Director of Ban on Chemical Arms Warns Russia to Ratify Pact - Barbara Crossette - The New York Times - October 16, 1997.

1998 - 2007

• Senate Backs Bill Limiting Chemical Arms Ban - Steven Lee Myers - The New York Times - May 23, 1998.
• Defeat of a Treaty: The G.O.P.; Why Clinton Plea on Pact Left Lott Unmoved - Eric Schmitt - The New York Times - October 15, 1999.
• Mideast States Urged to Use An Arms Pact To Build Trust - Judith Miller - The New York Times - October 21, 2000.
• Russia Vows to Start Destroying Chemical Arms - Patrick E. Tyler - The New York Times - February 9, 2001.
• Chemical Weapons Ban May Suffer for Lack of Dues From Treaty’s Parties - Judith Miller - The New York Times - April 27, 2001.
• Money Short For Battle On Chemicals Used in War - Marlise Simons - The New York Times - October 5, 2001.
• A Nation Challenged: Libya; In Changed World, Qadaffi Is Changing, Too - Patrick E. Tyler - The New York Times - December 20, 2001.
• The Failing Inspector - Amy E. Smithson – The New York Times - April 8, 2002.
• $10 Billion Pledged to Ex-Soviets to Dispose of Unconventional Arms - David E. Sanger - The New York Times - June 28, 2002.
• Russia’s Poison Gases - Christopher Chyba – The New York Times - October 30, 2002.
• A Nation at War: Weapons; U.S. Use of Tear Gas Could Violate Treaty, Critics Say - Nicholas Wade with Eric Schmitt – The New York Times - April 5, 2003.
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - August 17, 2005 - Technological Advances Could Reduce Effectiveness Of The Chemical Weapons Convention – ScienceDaily - Retrieved March 25, 2008.

2008

• Chemical Weapons Convention Faces Challenges Despite Recent Achievements - Richard Weitz, World Politics Review - Feb 8, 2008.