Chemical Weapons Convention

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Examples

But the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) includes a mechanism whereby any state party can initiate a challenge inspection if it suspects non-compliance by another member. Source: Internet

The facility was used to "keep chemical weapon precursors stockpiled in breach of Syria's obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention". Source: Internet

Later treaties did cover these aspects — the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Source: Internet

"Such (an) approach is unacceptable to us as it undermines the prerogatives of State parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention." Source: Internet

The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 which adopts the International Chemical Weapons Convention, also prohibits the use and acquisition of certain toxic chemicals, in addition to regulating chemical weapons. Source: Internet

Russian Federation signed the Chemical Weapons Convention in 1993 and launched the program to disp. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

chemical weapon chemical weaponry chemical weapons agents chemical weapons plant chemical weapons related chemical weathering