What would happen if a country broke chemical weapons/Geneva convention? What consequences and what's keeping them following the rules of war?
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The Chemical Weapons Convention (1993) has prohibited the use of tear gas in warfare, but explicitly allows its use in riot control. What is the logic behind it being too bad for war, but perfectly acceptable for use against civilians?
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TIL about A-230, a new Russian chemical considered to be the most potent nerve agent ever discovered. Itβs estimated that less than 0.1 mg is lethal for humans. It was added to Schedule 1 of the Annex of Chemicals of the Chemical Weapons Convention as of June 2020.
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[WP] The demon king reappears in the 21st century and there is panic throughout the world, until someone realizes that being demons they do not have human rights, nor have they signed the geneva convention, nor the chemical, biological weapons treaties .... Or nuclear,
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UW Fraternities Face Minimal Repercussions After Synthesizing Mustard Gas, Violating 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention β Off Leash News
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[WP] The demon king reappears in the 21st century and there is panic throughout the world, until someone realizes that being demons they do not have human rights, nor have they signed the geneva convention, nor the chemical, biological weapons treaties .... Or nuclear,
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Russia to destroy all of its chemical weapons by end of 2017 - "As a signatory of the international Chemical Weapons Convention, Russia already has destroyed about 93 percent of its chemical weapons"
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OPCW: "When white phosphorus is used as smoke, illumination or as an incendiary weapon, its use does not fall under the purview of the Chemical Weapons Convention", as it abandons Turkey investigation
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Chemical Weapons Convention: Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell on suspending Syrian voting rights and privileges
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TIL pepper spray is banned for use in war by Article I.5 of the Chemical Weapons Convention, which bans the use of all riot control agents
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Sense gunpowder is a chemical technically all countries are using chemical weapons and are in violation of the Geneva conventions.
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"Riot-control agents like tear gas and pepper spray are banned from use in warfare under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Yet they may still be used for law enforcement and riot control..."
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New footage of Azerbaijan using banned phosphorous weapons that contain elements of chemical weapons. This is a gross violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Convention.
v.redd.it/j63adhiq6ew51
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Axe is classified as a chemical weapon under the Geneva convention
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When you break the Geneva convention rules by using chemical weapons
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OPCW: "When white phosphorus is used as smoke, illumination or as an incendiary weapon, its use does not fall under the purview of the Chemical Weapons Convention", as it abandons Turkey investigation
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LA Times: Israel is also believed to have a chemical weapons stockpile and won't ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention...
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A legal expert thread of whether UK has followed Chemical Weapons Convention, a point raised by Jeremy Corbyn. It has, and UK has now offered to give nerve agent samples for OPCW to examine.
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Original Source Mint shower gel hasn't yet been classified as a chemical weapon and banned under the Geneva convention
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The Chemical Weapons Convention (1993) has prohibited the use of tear gas in warfare, but explicitly allows its use in riot control. What is the logic behind it being too bad for war, but perfectly acceptable for use against civilians?
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