The demilitarisation of chemical weapons - European Security & Defence

The demilitarisation of chemical weapons - European Security & Defence

Since the dawn of chemical warfare in the First World War, various countries in the world made large quantities of chemical warfare agents (the toxic chemicals themselves) and chemical munitions (the weapon systems to dispense them). Only a portion of these weapons were used on the battlefield and no country has a declared arsenal of chemical weapons now, although a few arms control hold-outs might have a few stashed away. Where did they go? The…