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Chemistry World April 23, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Chemists seek end to chemical warfare on centenary of its first use The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has issued a declaration stating their commitment to worldwide disarmament on the centenary of the first use of a chemical weapon.
Chemistry World November 7, 2013 Helen Carmichael	World faces up to Syria's chemical weapons legacy The UN watchdog has confirmed that Syria has destroyed its chemical weapons manufacturing equipment a day ahead of the deadline. The costly and complex task of disposing of the chemical weapons remains.
Chemistry World June 9, 2014 Nina Notman	Explosive end for Japan's second world war chemical weapons Progress is finally being made rounding up and destroying deadly weapons left behind in China that are still maiming and even killing people today.
Chemistry World August 9, 2012 Laura Howes	Recovering chemical weapons Today, as governments finish destroying their chemical weapons, the US is looking back at the stockpiles it disposed of in the early to mid twentieth century.
Chemistry World September 20, 2013 Simon Hadlington	Syria's decision to join Chemical Weapons Convention welcomed Experts have welcomed the Syrian government's pledge to sign up to the Chemical Weapons Convention, which outlaws the production and use of chemical weapons and commits signatories to destroying stockpiles.
National Defense August 2007 Breanne Wagner	Abandoned Chemical Weapons Pose Continual Threat Hidden chemical weapons are scattered across the globe, in rivers, bays, lakes and oceans, and buried in the ground at current and former military bases
Chemistry World September 2006 Simon Hadlington	Destroying the Poisons of War It is almost a decade since the Chemical Weapons Convention came into force but many signatories are failing to meet targets. Just as chemists played a key role in developing these poisons, they are now closely involved in destroying them as cleanly and safely as possible.
Chemistry World February 9, 2015 Nina Notman	US to restart chemical weapon neutralization The destruction of its largest remaining stockpile at Pueblo in Colorado signals the beginning of the end of this lengthy program to deal with the US's predominantly cold war chemical legacy.
Chemistry World May 26, 2015 Matthew Gunther	MOF catalyst capable of disabling chemical weapons Metal -- organic frameworks may become an essential tool to destroy chemical weapons as researchers in the US have found one that has the potential to rapidly break down nerve agents.
Chemistry World August 21, 2014 Nina Notman	Cape Ray finishes destruction of Syria's most deadly chemicals Two mobile hydrolysis systems onboard the US navy ship Cape Ray were the key players in this global destruction effort.
Chemistry World May 21, 2014	Eliminating Syria's chemical weapons A historic, international effort to destroy Syria's stockpiles of chemical agents is underway. Nina Notman reports on progress
Chemistry World September 4, 2014 Emma Stoye	De-gassing gas masks with hydrogen peroxide Those involved in the clear-up of chemical weapons are kept safe by protective clothing such as gas masks. But how do you de-contaminate a gas mask and safely dispose of it when it is a chemical hazard?
Popular Mechanics October 16, 2006 Simon Cooper	North Korea: The Bigger (Non-Nuclear) Threat The consensus is that North Korea has developed anthrax, plague and botulism toxin as weapons, and has extensively researched at least six other germs including smallpox and typhoid.
National Defense August 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Mercury Contamination Could Slow Down Destruction of Chemical Stockpile The Army has destroyed nearly half of the nation's chemical weapons stockpile during the past decade. But completing the second half of the job by the mandated deadline of April 2012 will be tougher than previously expected.
Chemistry World May 2012	Help or harm? Malcolm Dando asks whether we are sufficiently aware of the potential for chemistry to be misused and what may result if we are not
National Defense June 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Chemical Weapons Demobilization Meets New Hurdles The Defense Department's troubled effort to neutralize its stock of chemical weapons is facing more turmoil, caused in part by homeland security considerations, according to officials at a recent congressional hearing.
Chemistry World November 1, 2013 Bibiana Campos Seijo	Nobel double whammy for chemistry The chemistry prize was awarded to three US chemists for 'the development of multi-scale models for complex chemical systems'. The peace prize went to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Popular Mechanics February 2007 Simon Cooper	North Korea's Biochemical Threat While its nuclear test spurs outrage, North Korea grows a vast biochemical weapons arsenal in secrecy. We investigate Kim Jong Il's deception, his country's human trials and the terror potential of this rogue nation's deadly harvest.
Chemistry World September 17, 2013 Jennifer Newton	Half-mustard gas blues Scientists in the US are trying to develop a new detection system for the chemical warfare agent mustard gas.
Chemistry World June 10, 2014 Rebecca Trager	Attempted poisoning wasn't chemical warfare, court rules The US supreme court has quashed the conviction of a microbiologist jailed on chemical terrorism charges by weighing in on a bizarre love triangle.
Chemistry World March 4, 2014 Patrick Walter	Europe's chemical sector stagnated in 2013 Europe's chemical sector did not grow at all in 2013, according to the latest chemical trends report from the European Chemical Industry Council. This leaves industry's output 6.4% below its peak back in 2007.
Parameters Summer 2004 Justin Bernier	The Death of Disarmament in Russia? Traditional arms control agreements with Russia, it seems, are as much a part of Cold War history as the Soviet Union itself.
Chemistry World October 11, 2012 Patrick Walter	Slump in confidence hits EU chemical industry EU chemical production has stalled again after staging a brief recovery after the global economic crisis hit. Chemical production has fallen by 2.4% in the first seven months of this year, compared with the same time period last year.
National Defense June 2010 Grace V. Jean	Chem-Bio Defense Budgets Set to Increase In Coming Years The Obama administration has made no secret of its support of chemical and biological defense programs.
Chemistry World August 22, 2011 Hepeng Jia	Chemical profits nibbled by oversupplies China's chemical industry experienced an 'unexpected' harvest in the first half of the year, although the good days might not last long due to the expected oversupplies which have long harassed the nation's chemical sector.
National Defense June 2009 Clark A. Murdock	A World Free of Nuclear Weapons: How Realistic Is Obama's Vision? Debating the realism of trying to rid the world of nuclear weapons is a pointless exercise.
Chemistry World September 24, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Nerve gas detection in a fraction of a second A new molecule that detects and destroys lethal nerve gases has been developed by researchers in the US.
Information Today December 15, 2011	CAS and InfoChem to Collaborate in ChemInformatics Chemical Abstracts Service announced a longterm collaboration with InfoChem, GmbH, a provider of chemical structure and reaction technology as well as datamining in chemical science documents.
Salon.com September 19, 2002 Robert Scheer	Iraq: The phantom menace George W. Bush's war plans in the Middle East have more to do with elections than global security.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005 John Rhea	New terrorist challenge: North Korea It's a challenge the United States can ill afford to ignore. North Korea's WMDs are not illusory. Moreover, its missiles make Saddam Hussein's look puny by comparison.
National Defense February 2005 Harold Kennedy	Military Officials Warn Al Qaeda Determined To Attack With WMD Most attacks probably would be small-scale, incorporating improvised delivery systems and easily produced chemicals, toxins or radiological substances.
BusinessWeek July 26, 2004 David Henry	Rising Prices: Just The Catalyst Dow Needs The current wave of chemical price rises is going to last longer than anyone thought, delivering higher and higher profits to Dow well into 2006.
Salon.com October 9, 2002 Robert Scheer	Bush vs. the CIA As the president plays up the threat Saddam Hussein poses to America, the CIA plays it down.
Chemistry World April 1, 2010 Hepeng Jia	China Updates Chemical Legislation After a seven-year delay, China has introduced an updated version of its chemical registration and evaluation rules, bringing the country in line with chemical regulation efforts in other parts of the world.
Chemistry World June 1, 2014 Bibiana Campos Seijo	To merge or not to merge Pfizer's attempts to acquire rival AstraZeneca... Higher education budget goes down under... Eliminating Syria's chemical weapons...
Chemistry World March 7, 2014 Patrick Walter	Europe's chemical industry faces extinction in 10 years Jim Ratcliffe, chairman of Ineos, the UK's largest chemical producer, has warned the European commission that most of Europe's chemical industry will close in the next 10 years thanks to the high cost of energy and feedstocks.
Science News June 20, 2009 Elizabeth Quill	Book Review: The Bomb: A New History By Stephen M. Younger Younger offers a straightforward account of nuclear weapons: how they were developed, how they work and how they forced humankind into constant vulnerability
The Motley Fool August 29, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Chemical Industry Slowing? Railroad loadings of chemicals have declined recently. But investors with a contrarian bent, who would also enjoy a 3.1% dividend yield, should look at Dow Chemical.
National Defense October 2015 Stew Magnuson	Chemical-Biological Program Speeds Up Acquisition Process Whenever there is a crisis somewhere in the world related to chemical, biological or radiological weapons or accidents, "the first phone call comes to us," said Carmen Spencer, joint program executive officer for chemical and biological defense.
Chemistry World October 22, 2015 Phillip Broadwith	Nine dead in China plant blast Nine workers have been killed in an explosion at a chemical plant operated by Shandong Tianbao Chemical Industry in Linyi, eastern China.
National Defense September 2015 Taylor Feuss	Report: U.S. Vulnerable to Biological Attack "We're going to see the use of biological weapons eventually," said former intelligence officer Asha George, co-director of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense.
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National Defense August 2013 Insinna & Parsons	United States Remains Concerned About Nuclear Weapons The number of nuclear weapons in circulation worldwide has been slowly but steadily declining in recent years because the United States and Russia are scaling back their nuclear arsenals.
Chemistry World June 29, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Estonian Chemical Industry at a Competitive Disadvantage The chemical industry in Estonia will struggle to be competitive under the EU's Reach directive.
National Defense June 2006 Harold Kennedy	U.S. Steps Up Efforts to Keep WMD Out of Enemy Hands Amid concerns about terrorist attacks against the U.S. and its allies, the U.S. government is increasing its efforts to keep enemies from acquiring and using weapons of mass destruction. Some of these efforts, however, are raising hackles even at home.
Chemistry World July 23, 2007 Michael Gross	Goat Antidote An enzyme known to act as a powerful antidote against organophosporous compounds has been expressed in the milk of transgenic goats, report researchers Organophosphorus compounds are recognized as potential chemical weapons agents.
BusinessWeek July 28, 2003 Gene G. Marcial	Why Dow Chemical Should Be a Buy Long-awaited relief may be around the corner for Dow Chemical. Although its stock has leaped from 25 in mid-March to 30 on July 16, the Street is far from convinced that the largest U.S. chemical company is out of the woods. But some pros think it's time to buy.
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