Verification of Dual-Use Chemicals Under the Chemical Weapons Convention: The Case of Thiodiglycol

Recent events in the Middle East have made the study of the negotiations of the Chemical Weapons Convention a matter of urgency. The negotiations have addressed verification of compliance with those provisions of the Convention which relate to the production and non-production of relevant chemicals. In order to facilitate the work of the negotiators, the Pugwash movement and SIPRI gave a group of scientific and other experts on the negotiations the task of analyzing how the current Convention provisions should be applied to the specific chemical, thiodiglycol, a precursor to mustard gas. The authors present their findings and include outlines of particular problems of monitoring thiodiglycol production, which can be used as a model for the monitoring of other chemicals to be covered by the Convention in the future.


Author: S. J. Lundin
Publisher: Stockholm International Peace Research Instit
Published: 01/30/1992
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.34d
ISBN: 9780198291565

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