Definitions for chemical weapons convention
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1. Chemical Weapons Conventionnoun

   a global treaty banning the production or acquisition or stockpiling or transfer or use of chemical weapons

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1. Chemical Weapons Convention

   The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), officially the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, is an arms control treaty administered by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), an intergovernmental organization based in The Hague, The Netherlands. The treaty entered into force on 29 April 1997, and prohibits the large-scale use, development, production, stockpiling and transfer of chemical weapons and their precursors, except for very limited purposes (research, medical, pharmaceutical or protective). The main obligation of member states under the convention is to effect this prohibition, as well as the destruction of all current chemical weapons. All destruction activities must take place under OPCW verification. As of August 2022, 193 states have become parties to the CWC and accept its obligations. Israel has signed but not ratified the agreement, while three other UN member states (Egypt, North Korea and South Sudan) have neither signed nor acceded to the treaty. Most recently, the State of Palestine deposited its instrument of accession to the CWC on 17 May 2018. In September 2013, Syria acceded to the convention as part of an agreement for the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons.As of February 2021, 98.39% of the world's declared chemical weapons stockpiles had been destroyed. The convention has provisions for systematic evaluation of chemical production facilities, as well as for investigations of allegations of use and production of chemical weapons based on the intelligence of other state parties. Some chemicals which have been used extensively in warfare but have numerous large-scale industrial uses (such as phosgene) are highly regulated; however, certain notable exceptions exist. Chlorine gas is highly toxic, but being a pure element and widely used for peaceful purposes, is not officially listed as a chemical weapon. Certain state-powers (e.g. the Assad regime of Syria) continue to regularly manufacture and implement such chemicals in combat munitions. Although these chemicals are not specifically listed as controlled by the CWC, the use of any toxic chemical as a weapon (when used to produce fatalities solely or mainly through its toxic action) is in-and-of itself forbidden by the treaty. Other chemicals, such as white phosphorus, are highly toxic but are legal under the CWC when they are used by military forces for reasons other than their toxicity.

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1. chemical weapons convention

   The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is an international treaty that prohibits the production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons and their precursors. The convention was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1992 and entered into force in 1997. It is administered by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which conducts inspections of member states to ensure compliance with the convention. The CWC aims to eliminate an entire category of weapons of mass destruction and promote peace and security worldwide.

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1. Chemical Weapons Convention

   The Chemical Weapons Convention is an arms control agreement which outlaws the production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons. Its full name is the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction. The agreement is administered by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which is an independent organization based in The Hague, Netherlands. The main obligation under the convention is the prohibition of use and production of chemical weapons, as well as the destruction of all chemical weapons. The destruction activities are verified by the OPCW. As of January 2013, around 78% of the stockpile of chemical weapons has thus been destroyed. The convention also has provisions for systematic evaluation of chemical and military plants, as well as for investigations of allegations of use and production of chemical weapons based on intelligence of other state parties. As of June 2013, 189 states are party to the CWC, and another two countries have signed but not yet ratified the convention.

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   The numerical value of chemical weapons convention in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of chemical weapons convention in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of chemical weapons convention in a Sentence

1. Rex Tillerson:

   There is simply no denying that Russia, by shielding its Syrian ally, has breached its commitments to The United States as a framework guarantor and has betrayed the chemical weapons convention and the United Nations Security Resolution 2118.

2. President Trump:

   There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons, violated its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and ignored the urging of the U.N. Security Council.

3. National Intelligence James Clapper:

   [The Syrian government] has used chemicals against the opposition on multiple occasions since Syria joined the Chemical Weapons Convention. ISIL has also used toxic chemicals in Iraq andSyria, including the blister agent Sulfur mustard.

4. Donald Trump:

   There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons, violated its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and ignored the urging of the UN Security Council, years of previous attempts at changing Assad's behavior have all failed and failed very dramatically.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_Weapons_Convention
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