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The article discusses the work of a group of experts who analyzed the verification provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention for the chemical thiodiglycol. The experts found that the current provisions of the Convention are inadequate to address the production and non-production of thiodiglycol. They also outlined specific problems with monitoring thiodiglycol production that could be used as a model for the monitoring of other chemicals covered by the Convention in the future.
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.
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