Verification of Dual-use Chemicals under the Chemical Weapons Convention - The Case of Thiodiglycol

In negotiations on the Chemical Weapons Convention delegates have addressed the question of how to verify compliance with those provisions which relate to the production and non-production of relevant chemicals. In order to facilitate the work of the negotiators, the Pugwash movement and SIPRI gave a group of fourteen scientific and other experts on the negotiations the task of analysing how the current Convention provisions would be applied to a specific chemical, thiodiglycol. This chemical can be used as a precursor to the chemical warfare agent, mustard gas. In eleven chapters and an annexe, the authors present their individual findings, illustrated with tables and figures. The steering committee of the project have provided summaries in introductory and concluding chapters. The particular problems of monitoring thiodiglycol production outlined may serve as a model for monitoring other chemicals which will be covered by the future Chemical Weapons Convention.

Riassunto

The negotiations of the Chemical Weapons Convention have addressed verification of compliance with the provisions of the convention which relate to the production and non-production of relevant chemicals. This study applies current Convention provisions to the chemical thiodiglycol.

Testo aggiuntivo

A very interesting treatise for those interested in Chemical and Biological Warfare.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: S. J. Lundin, Stockholm International Peace Research I
• Con la collaborazione di: S. J. Lundin (Editore), Lundin S. J. (Editore)
• Editore: Oxford Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 05.12.1991
• EAN: 9780198291565
• ISBN: 978-0-19-829156-5
• Dimensioni: 209 mm x 297 mm x 11 mm
• Peso: 564 g
• Illustrazioni: line figures, tables
• Serie: Sipri Chemical & Biological Wa; SIPRI Chemical & Biological Warfare Studies
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, HISTORY / Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Chemical & biological weapons, Chemical and biological weapons, Arms negotiation & control, Arms negotiation and control