The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) developed and used chlorine-based chemical weapons during the country’s civil war.  A leaked ...

In this Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 photo, a man collects his belongings after his home was damaged due to heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria. (AP ...

The recent conventional targeting of chemical infrastructure in Iran and the resulting toxic releases expose a gap in the Chemical Weapons Convention (PDF), or CWC, that has become increasingly ...

The first sign was often the smell. Sweet, sharp, or faintly like hay. Then came the burning lungs, the panic, the realization that the air itself had turned hostile. In the trenches of World War I, ...

Chemical warfare is one of the most devastating forms of conflict. It leverages toxic chemicals to disable, harm or kill without any physical confrontation. Across various conflicts, it has caused ...

September 29, 2025: In late 2024, Ukrainians accused Russia of using chloropicrin gas against Ukrainian soldiers. Chloropicrin is currently used to fumigate soil before crops are planted. It was ...

A research team affiliated with UNIST has reported a new simulation tool to better understand how liquid-phase chemical warfare agents (CWAs) disperse and persist in urban environments. Their findings ...

Appendices (pages [207]-285) 1. The Geneva protocol of June 17, 1925, and a list of the 98 signatory states.--2. Chemical properties of CN, DM, and CS.--3. Excerpts from Department of the Army ...

Historically, research related to chemical warfare agents (CWAs) has focused on the significant battlefield threat. This has meant exposures to certain CWAs, such as organophosphate nerve agents and ...

In 1915, the battlefields of World War I witnessed a horrifying innovation — the first large-scale deployment of chlorine gas, marking the beginning of modern chemical warfare. Crime sparks state of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...