The Chemical Weapons Convention as a Tool for Combating Chemical Terrorism
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R. Justin Smith, JD T are a number of specific mechanisms by which the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), ably summarized by Dr. Sidel [below], can help to prevent chemical terrorism of the kind perpetrated in Tokyo earlier this year. The CWC is not principally focused on terrorist activities, but rather on the behavior of states. Many of the Convention's provisions, however, are also likely to be very useful tools for preventing the use or threat of use of chemical weapons by sub-state entities -i.e., chemical terrorism. The great majority of what one could expect states to be willing
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