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No Biological, Chemical Agents Found During Philippine Raid, Official Says
Oct. 23, 2003The Philippine military announced yesterday that no biological or chemical weapons had been found during a raid on a hideout used by the Islamic militant group Jemaah Islamiyah. Initial reports following the raid said that authorities had found suspected biological agents (see GSN, Oct. 20).
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Indian Police Discover Possible Chemical Pistol
Dec. 15, 2003Indian police in the Jammu and Kashmir region have discovered a small pistol with 25 bullets that may have been coated in a lethal chemical agent, police officials said Saturday (see GSN, Dec. 2).
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Chemical Warfare Could Challenge U.S. Success in a Possible War With North Korea
Dec. 15, 2003WASHINGTON — Senior U.S. military officials and independent experts are concerned North Korea would use chemical or biological weapons tactically to devastate U.S. and South Korean forces in the event of war, potentially producing a dilemma of U.S. retreat or nuclear retaliation.
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Senior Pentagon Official Calls for Spending Boost to Chemical and Biological Defenses
Dec. 19, 2003The U.S. Defense Department should double the amount of money it spends on its Chemical and Biological Defense Program, a senior Pentagon official said yesterday (see GSN, Dec. 15).
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United States, Azerbaijan Sign Nonproliferation Agreement
Jan. 7, 2004The United States and Azerbaijan last week signed an agreement on cooperating against WMD proliferation, according to ITAR-Tass. Under the agreement, Azerbaijan will receive $10 million, which will be used to improve border controls, develop improved WMD detection capabilities and to prevent illegal WMD shipments (ITAR-Tass, Jan. 2).
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U.S. Promises Kurds Justice for Iraqi Chemical Attack
March 18, 2004Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his aides will face justice for a 1988 chemical attack on Iraqi Kurds, the administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq told victims’ families yesterday in Halabja, Reuters reported (see GSN, Jan. 3, 2003).
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Telephone Intercepts Led to Officials Foiling London Chemical Weapons Plot
April 7, 2004U.S. and British intelligence intercepts of telephone conversations helped to derail a planned chemical weapons attack in London, the London Independent reported today (see GSN, April 6).
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Canada Tests UAV to “Smell” Toxic Chemicals
May 6, 2004Canada is testing a new miniature spy plane that carries a high-tech “sniffer” to detect chemical vapors before they reach ground troops, the National Post reported today (see GSN, April 30).
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U.S. Defense Department Opens Georgia Laboratory for Chemical Decontamination Kit Testing
June 15, 2004Two months after it opened, a new laboratory that is set to test chemical decontamination kits was publicly unveiled yesterday by the U.S. Defense Department at the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Ga., the Associated Press reported (see GSN, June 11).
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Greek Chemical Experts Trained by Swiss for Olympics; Swiss to Send Equipment to Athens
June 22, 2004Switzerland has joined the group of nations providing anti-WMD training and support to Greek authorities in advance of the Summer Olympics in Athens, Swissinfo reported yesterday (see GSN, June 17).
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Chemical Alarm Sounds at Aberdeen Proving Ground
June 24, 2004An alarm yesterday morning in a chemical storage structure at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland indicated the presence of mustard vapor inside the building, the U.S. Army said (see GSN, June 8).
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Army Unable to Locate Aberdeen Chemical Leak Source
June 25, 2004The U.S. Army has not yet determined the source of a mustard agent leak detected Wednesday morning in a storage building at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, the Baltimore Sun reported (see GSN, June 24).
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