http://fas.org/blog/cw Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:51:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en War of the poison dart: How Britain planned to rain death on the Nazis with sewing machine needles - The Daily Mail The concept sounds almost medieval in its crude simplicity. A war strategy to shower enemy troops with tens of thousands of poisoned darts made from sewing machine needles that ... http://fas.org/blog/cw/2009/06/chemical-weapons-news-june-26.html Former general secretary and executive president of the Soviet Union and current president of the international organization Global Green, Mikhail Gorbachev and current Director General of the OPCW, Amb. Rogelio Pfirter have published an editorial in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.  "Disarmament lessons from the Chemical Weapons Convention" highlights ... http://fas.org/blog/cw/2009/06/editorial-by-pfirter-and-gorbachev.html OPCW Director General Rogelio Pfirter will be speaking on "Going to Zero With Weapons of Mass Destruction: Lessons From the Chemical Weapons Convention"  June 16 from noon-1pm at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington DC. The event will also be webcast live. Go here for additional event details, webcast, and to ... http://fas.org/blog/cw/2009/06/dg-pfirter-speaking-in-washington-thisweek.html Umatilla to destroy its last weapons. Now what? - The Associate Press - kgw.com News After more than 45 years, the days of the Umatilla Chemical Depot are numbered. The depot is preparing to incinerate its hefty supply of mustard gas, the last chemical weapon stored there. Videos renew debate on military ... http://fas.org/blog/cw/2009/06/chemical-weapons-news-june-8.html On Friday the Chemical Weapons Destruction Plant in Shchuchye Russia was opened. Its construction was funded under the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program started by Seantor Richard Lugar (R-Ind) and former Senator Sam Nunn. Senator Lugar was onhand for the opening of the new facility. The historic opening was widely covered in ... http://fas.org/blog/cw/2009/06/russia-opens-cw-destruction-plant.html Russia to open chemical weapons destruction plant - Jim Heintz- The Associated Press The bland buildings in western Siberia contain shelf after shelf of nerve-gas shells - some 2 million in all. Each could kill tens of thousands of people, if exploded in a tightly packed area. Many are small enough ... http://fas.org/blog/cw/2009/05/chemical-weapons-news-may-27.html Top level scrutiny for Marrangaroo Army Base - Lithgow Mercury A high level international team will visit Lithgow today to monitor the progress on the decontamination program at the Marrangaroo Army Base. Since early this year a group of specialist contractors commissioned by the Defence Department has been working at Marrangaroo ... http://fas.org/blog/cw/2009/05/chemical-weapons-news-may-19.html Weapons destruction coming soon? Proposed budget would speed up chemical weapons destruction - Peter Marcus - the Denver Daily News After decades of waiting, residents of Pueblo may finally be seeing the light at the end of the chemical depot. The Pentagon has proposed a budget that would accelerate the destruction ... http://fas.org/blog/cw/2009/05/chemical-weapons-news-may-15.html Pentagon Boosts Funding for Chemical Weapons Disposal - Global Security Newswire The United States plans to spend an extra $1.2 billion on two new facilities in an effort to accelerate the elimination of its chemical weapons arsenal... Money Needed for Russian Chemical Weapons Disposal Site, Official Says - Global Security Newswire The president ... http://fas.org/blog/cw/2009/05/chemical-weapons-news-may-6.html On April 29 each year, the anniversary of the CWC entry into force, the OPCW observes a day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare. Today is the 12th anniversary of the CWC and with the announcement of the Bahamas depositing its instrument of ratification last week, 188 nations ... http://fas.org/blog/cw/2009/04/annual-day-of-remembrance-for-all-victims-of-chemical-warfare.html