Chemical Weapons Convention

Chemical Weapons Convention — This treaty attempts to ban chemical weapons. The problem with it is that some of the countries most likely to use chemical weapons (Libya, Syria, Iraq, North Korea, China, Iran and Russia) either won't sign the treaty or have indicated they will not be bound by it. The treaty is unverifiable and unenforceable, and so it increases, not eliminates, the risk of chemical weapons use, while and seriously reducing the U.S. ability to use certain weapons that, in some cases, are more humane than bombs. It also may well reduce our ability to employ counter-measures by nullifying chemical warfare with other chemicals.

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