Open AccessThe Effort to Destroy Chemical Weapons Continues
Author(s) -
Ladislav Středa,
Pavel Caban
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
vojenské rozhledy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2336-2995
pISSN - 1210-3292
DOI - 10.3849/2336-2995.22.2013.01.130-140
Subject(s) - chemical warfare , convention , russian federation , political science , nuclear weapon , law , business , economic policy
The final extended deadline, established by the Chemical Weapons Convention for the destruction of chemical weapons, passed in 2012. Despite all efforts and enormous amount of funds, the goal to destroy all chemical weapons within this date has not been achieved. The authors enumerate states that this fulfilled this resolution and others that this task did not accomplished, for some reasons. According to the destruction plans, the Russian Federation should complete the destruction by the end of 2015, Libya by the end of 2016, and the United States not until September 2023.