# chemical-weapons - Thursday 4 October, 2018
# Spy Mania
# Spy Mania
Dutch and British intelligence trailed the men and found equipment to intercept the watchdog’s wifi.
# chemical-weapons - Thursday 26 April, 2018
# Chemical Attack
# Chemical Attack
This EU-funded project uses robots and unmanned aerial vehicles to help minimise the risk to operators while collecting physical evidence.
# chemical-weapons - Sunday 15 April, 2018
# Damascus
# Damascus
Meanwhile, a Russian resolution calling for condemnation of the US, British, and French missile strikes on Syria has failed at the UN Security Council.
# chemical-weapons - Monday 9 April, 2018
# Price To Pay
# Price To Pay
“Everybody’s gonna pay a price.”
# chemical-weapons - Wednesday 26 April, 2017
# Chemical Weapons
# Chemical Weapons
It says the chemical fingerprint was developed in Syrian laboratories.
# chemical-weapons - Thursday 13 April, 2017
# Airstrikes
# Airstrikes
‘We don’t know whether those dead children were killed there … Were they dead at all?’
# chemical-weapons - Wednesday 12 April, 2017
# Chemical Weapons
# Chemical Weapons
“I mistakenly used an inappropriate and insensitive comment about the Holocaust and there is no comparison.”
# chemical-weapons - Tuesday 11 April, 2017
# History Lesson
# History Lesson
The White House Press Secretary is under fire once again for his comments.
# chemical-weapons - Wednesday 5 April, 2017
# Gas Attack
# Gas Attack
The air strike in Idlib province drew widespread condemnation.
# chemical-weapons - Tuesday 4 April, 2017
# Six Years Of War
# Six Years Of War
At least 58 people died in the attack.
# chemical-weapons - Saturday 4 March, 2017
# Mosul
# Mosul
“There is never justification — none whatsoever — for the use of chemical weapons.”
# chemical-weapons - Sunday 23 October, 2016
# Chlorine Gas
# Chlorine Gas
Investigators say the substance may have been chlorine gas, based on the symptoms the victims displayed.
# chemical-weapons - Saturday 3 September, 2016
# Chemical Weapons
# Chemical Weapons
A US army plant is about to start destroying the nation’s largest remaining stockpile of mustard agent.
# chemical-weapons - Wednesday 6 July, 2016
# Chemical Weapons
# Chemical Weapons
1996 Michael Bay thriller The Rock showed chemical weapons being stored in glass containers.
# chemical-weapons - Tuesday 13 May, 2014
# Barrel Bomb
# Barrel Bomb
Human Rights Watch say that barrel bombs embedded with cylinders of chlorine gas were dropped on three towns.
# chemical-weapons - Wednesday 30 April, 2014
# Al Qaeda
# Al Qaeda
Up to 60 people were killed in attacks on Damascus and Homs yesterday.
# chemical-weapons - Thursday 27 March, 2014
# Nuclear Weapons
# Nuclear Weapons
As a 13-year old schoolgirl, Setsuko Thurlow became a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Her harrowing testimony is a continuing reminder of the importance of nuclear disarmament, writes Jamie Walsh.
# chemical-weapons - Tuesday 7 January, 2014
# Chemical Weapons
# Chemical Weapons
Syria agreed last year to a US-Russian deal to hand over its chemical weapons.
# chemical-weapons - Monday 16 December, 2013
# Syrian War
# Syrian War
The “unprecedented” bombardment came as the UN estimated that the number of Syrian refugees would touch 4.1 million by the end of 2014.
# chemical-weapons - Friday 13 December, 2013
# Syria
# Syria
The United Nations report concluded that there have been at least five deadly attacks.
# chemical-weapons - Friday 1 November, 2013
# Airstrike
# Airstrike
The attack targeted the delivery of Russian missiles with Israel worried repeatedly declaring it would intervene to stop Hezbollah receiving “game-changing” weapons.
# chemical-weapons - Thursday 31 October, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
If the international community is serious about helping the people of Syria, it should set about creating the conditions for a massive humanitarian intervention, which of course would mean concentrating everything that is killing people.
# Deadline
# Deadline
Syria had been given a deadline of tomorrow to get rid of all of its production and assembly facilities for chemical weapons.
# chemical-weapons - Monday 28 October, 2013
# Tough Day At Work
# Tough Day At Work
A new batch of chemical weapons inspectors are learning how to tell if an attack has taken place or not.
# chemical-weapons - Sunday 27 October, 2013
# Weapons Inspections
# Weapons Inspections
Damascus was required to submit the destruction plan under a US-Russian deal agreed last month.
# chemical-weapons - Monday 7 October, 2013
# Syria
# Syria
Syria’s quick compliance with the destroying of chemical weapons stockpile has earned praise from US Secretary of State John Kerry.
# chemical-weapons - Sunday 6 October, 2013
# Syrian Conflict
# Syrian Conflict
The team charged with the destruction of the weapons began the process this morning, a source in the international mission has said.
# chemical-weapons - Monday 30 September, 2013
# Defence Forces
# Defence Forces
115 Irish Defence Forces personnel have now arrived at their new base. Why were they sent there? How long is the mission? How will they spend their downtime? Your questions, answered.
# Bashar Al-Assad
# Bashar Al-Assad
UN chemical weapons experts leave country as separate disarmament group moves in to take next step against banned arsenal.
# chemical-weapons - Saturday 28 September, 2013
# United Nations
# United Nations
The Tánaiste will also address the United Nations General Assembly later today.
# chemical-weapons - Friday 27 September, 2013
# chemical-weapons - Wednesday 25 September, 2013
# Stockpile
# Stockpile
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore said it reflects Ireland’s “long-standing opposition to the use of weapons of mass destruction”.
# chemical-weapons - Saturday 21 September, 2013
# Syria
# Syria
Inspectors are reviewing the latest chemical weapons disclosure by Syrian officials.
# chemical-weapons - Friday 20 September, 2013
# Syria
# Syria
Syria has handed over details of its chemical weapons arsenal.
# chemical-weapons - Thursday 19 September, 2013
# Syria
# Syria
The Syrian President made his remarks in an interview with Fox News, telling the network that Syria is not gripped by a civil war.
# chemical-weapons - Thursday 12 September, 2013
# Syria
# Syria
Syria is planning on joining the UN’s chemical weapons convention ahead of a planned disarmament of its chemical weapons.
# chemical-weapons - Tuesday 10 September, 2013
# Crisis
# Crisis
Russia has asked for the meeting on the back of multiple developments in the past 24 hours.
# Syria
# Syria
Barack Obama is due to address the nation today, while he awaits the outcome of a Congress vote on Syria strikes.
# chemical-weapons - Monday 9 September, 2013
# Syrian Crisis
# Syrian Crisis
The Russian plan for the Assad regime to surrender its weapons has been given a cautious reception in the White House.
# Syria
# Syria
The photo of the party’s newest member was taken when the former Fianna Fáil TD visited Syria in 2009 and has re-emerged online in recent days.
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