they have 500,000,000 chemical weapons ............. well so far
they have 500,000,000 chemical weapons ............. well so far
The US first stockpiled chemical weapons during the 1930s.
Chemical weapons, chemical weapons, and more chemical weapons
Chemical weapons were first used in war by Germany in WW1.Nuclear weapons were first used in war by the US in WW2.
Dismantling chemical weapons is important because chemical weapons can cause damage to a larger group of people giving them illnesses, birth defects, defects in their body and leads to many deaths as we have seen in some cases like Syria.
The US policy prohibits research, development, production, and stockpiling of certain types of weapons of mass destruction, such as biological or chemical weapons, under various international treaties and agreements, including the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) and the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Violation of these agreements can result in severe consequences and sanctions.
The US tested napalm, bombs and chemical weapons on the Vietnam civilians.
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was created in 1997.
George Bush was the first American president to unilaterally dismantle some US nuclear weapons. In 1991, he committed the U. S. to the destruction of some chemical weapons.
By treaty, during the 20th century, chemical/biological weapons were banned (Restricted); During the Vietnam War, the US reserved the right of "First Strike" with nuclear weapons; the US reserved the right to retaliate with chemical weapons; the US would NOT use biological weapons. Other than Agent Orange, and some other possible experimental chemicals; CS gas was the most common chemical weapon used. And there was even raised eyebrows when GI's used that ordnance. The biggest problem facing US Forces in Vietnam, was we didn't want the communists to "Up the Ante." If we used CS gas, then they might say, "well it wasn't really CS, it was some other illegal chemical weapon, so we're gonna use ...this on you...". And the Soviets (Russians) had plenty of chemical weapons to distribute to their North Vietnamese ally.
The US employed ALL OF IT'S CONVENTIONAL military assets in conventional and unconventional warfare in the Vietnam War. "Atomic" weapons and "Chemical/Biological" weapons were the only assets not used.
The budget of Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is 74,000,000 euros.