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Chemical Weapons
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A Lawyer Writes
Chemical weapons
Sudan’s military leaders built a stockpile of chemical weapons that they tried to conceal after chlorine bombs had been used against rebel forces, the Washington Post reported on 5 September.…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Spray for Relief
In Fall 2024, the Human Rights at Home Law Profs Blog is excited to feature a series of blog posts focusing on human rights and the environment written by students…
Simple Justice
The Smell Of Discontent
The Columbia student was a former soldier in the Israeli Defense Force, and so the narrative immediately went to toxic chemical weapons, allegedly causing “headaches, fatigue, and nausea,” causing pro-Palestinian…
The Right Coast
Who poisoned Roman Abramovich? | The Spectator
So, given the relatively mild symptoms, it would appear the poisoning was not intended to kill the would-be negotiators but to scare them, sending a message about compromises and their undesirability.…
The Right Coast
Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian Peace Negotiators Suffer Suspected Poisoning – WSJ
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning after a meeting in Kyiv earlier this month, people familiar with the matter said.Mr. Abramovich and two…
The Right Coast
Biden Says Russia Would Pay Severe Price If It Used Chemical Weapons – WSJ
President Biden said Russia would pay a severe price if it used chemical weapons as Western officials grow increasingly worried that Moscow will resort to deploying chemical, biological or nuclear…
The Right Coast
Western officials: We’re worried that Russia is preparing a chemical weapons attack in Ukraine HotAir
The warning about chemical weapons doesn t appear to be based on hard intelligence, as the U.S. alerts last month about a Russian false-flag operation to trigger war with Ukraine…
The Right Coast
Britain fears Russia could be setting stage to use chemical weapons | Chemical weapons | The Guardian
Britain and the US fear Russia could be setting the stage to use a chemical weapon in Ukraine after Kremlin officials alleged without firm evidence that the US had been…
International Trade Law
UPDATE: Export Control Agencies Coordinated Response Target Russia for Prohibited Chemical Weapon Activities
By Jeffrey L. Snyder, Laurel Saito, Edward Goetz
In an update to our prior post published on March 8, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and State Department published additional actions against Russia in response to the…
International Trade Law
Export Control Agencies Coordinated Response Target Russia for Prohibited Chemical Weapon Activities
By Jeffrey L. Snyder, Chandler Leonard
On March 2, 2021, the Biden Administration announced the intelligence community’s finding that Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) used a banned chemical nerve agent to poison Russian opposition leader, Aleksey…