Chemical weapons

The threat of chemical weapons use in the Middle East has been a serious global concern at least since the 1960s. In spite of the 1996 ban on chemical weapons through the Chemical Weapons Convention, chemical weapons continue to exist in some states, and other states have indica…

The thesis evaluates Middle Eastern foreign policy of the George W. Bush and Obama administrations in the Syrian civil war and the utilization of chemical weapons in August 2013. The United States' response to the chemical attack on Damascus highlights an inability to deal with …

The world has changed since September 11, 2001 and our nation remains at risk to additional terrorist attacks and will remain at risk for the foreseeable future. Even before the United States launched a war on Iraq, the threat of terrorist attacks on American soil had been a cau…

Starting in the late 1940's, nations throughout the world have been producing large quantities of organophosphorus (OP) nerve agents. Since that time huge stockpiles of nerve agents have been developed. For instance, the United States of America alone currently has more than 30,…

In 1993, the affluent Washington D.C. neighborhood of Spring Valley was unaware of what lurked beneath their carefully manicured lawns and million-dollar homes. Contractors hired by a resident to build an inground pool suddenly found themselves short of breath and half the crew …