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WWI Centenary: The first world war saw the birth of modern chemical weapons, with poison gas and mustard gas spreading terror
The first world war saw the first widespread combat use of modern chemical weapons, starting with the 168 tonnes of chlorine released by the Germans over the trenches near Ypres. Officers hoped ...
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Trench Clubs: The Brutal Weapons of World War I
Trench clubs were brutal, silent, and deadly. These medieval-style weapons turned World War I trenches into battlegrounds of ...
Syria vows to destroy any remaining Assad-era chemical weapons
Syria's foreign minister has told the global chemical weapons watchdog that the new government is committed to destroying any ...
Syria Vows to Rid Itself of Assad's Chemical Weapons Legacy
THE HAGUE, (Reuters) - Syria's foreign minister vowed on Wednesday to swiftly rid the country of chemical weapons remaining ...
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PHOTOS: Possible World War I weapons found at Vancouver airfield
Vancouver police announced on X that an archaeologist found what appeared to be a UXO (Unexploded Ordnance) during construction at Pearson Field Airport. According to authorities, the weapon could be ...
Syria’s foreign minister makes landmark first visit to global chemical weapons watchdog
Syria’s foreign minister has pledged to destroy any remaining chemical weapons in his country as he paid a historic visit to the headquarters of the global chemical weapons watchdog.
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Syria FM says joining meeting of chemical weapons watchdog
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said he would take part in a meeting Wednesday of the international chemical ...
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Syria's foreign minister makes landmark first visit to global chemical weapons watchdog
OPCW investigations have found evidence of repeated use of chemical weapons by Assad’s government during Syria’s nearly 14-year civil war. Syria joined the OPCW in 2013 to ward off the threat ...