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Tag: Biological and Chemical Warfare
Putin’s Long War Against American Science
A decade of health disinformation promoted by President Vladimir Putin of Russia has sown wide confusion, hurt major institutions and encouraged the spread of deadly illnesses.
Syria Used Chemical Weapons 3 Times in One Week, Watchdog Says
An investigative team from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons accused the Syrian government of launching three chemical attacks on one village in 2017.
The Day I Realized I Would Never Find Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq
As an intelligence officer assigned to the Iraq Survey Group, I stumbled into the most revealing truth of the conflict.
James Le Mesurier, Backer of Syrian White Helmets, Is Found Dead in Turkey
The death of Mr. Le Mesurier, a Briton who provided training and equipment for the civil defense group, is under investigation.
U.S. Concludes Syria Used Chemical Weapons in May Attack
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stopped short of threatening a military response against President Bashar al-Assad’s government for the chlorine-loaded rocket attack.
Wounded by Chemical Weapons in Iraq, Veterans Fight a Lonely Battle for Help
Annette Nellis and three other airmen came forward with health issues years after they were exposed to chemicals during a training exercise. When will the military provide the recognition they were promised?
U.S. Yet to Find Evidence of New Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria
Officials appeared to edge away from the urgency of an earlier State Department announcement that warned of new chemical attacks by the Syrian government.
U.S. Says Assad May Be Using Chemical Weapons in Syria Again
The State Department cited an attack in which the military might have used the weapons in an offensive on the Idlib area, the final rebel stronghold.
A Year After Skripal Poisoning, Russia Offers Defiant Face to Britain and the West
Rather than ignoring the anniversary of the day a former Russian spy was found poisoned, Russia punctuated the occasion with an hourlong news conference, a 52-page report and coverage on state-run TV.