#chemicalweapons — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #chemicalweapons, aggregated by home.social.
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#syria : #uno / #history / #assadgovernment / #statuaryviolations / #nuclearmaterial / #crimesagainsthumanity / #opcw
„Following revelations from the UN nuclear watchdog that the former Syrian regime failed to report holding nuclear material and the discovery in May of an undeclared #chemicalweapons cache, the Security Council met Thursday to be briefed on the latest developments and discuss the way ahead.
• Syria’s new Government is pledging to work with …
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CW: Extremely disturbing video of israeli war crime in Gaza
WARNING EXTREMELY DISTURBING VIDEO: Very hard to watch
Israeli criminals use banned bombs that vaporize the bodies of their Palestinian victims, and this shocking scene was filmed in Beit Lahia, besieged in northern Gaza!
Video on telegram:
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We welcome Sabrina Dallafior as the @opcw’s new DG!
#CanadaOPCW will work with DG Dallafior to
- reinforce the norm against the use of chemical weapons, with attribution
- strengthen compliance
- address the legacy of chemical weapons use
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Kurdish party alleges Iran used white phosphorus chemical weapon in drone strike
The Kurdistan Freedom Party accused Iran of using white phosphorus in a drone attack on one of their…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Chemicalweapons #droneattack #Humanrights #Iran #iranatrocities #IranConflict #IRGC #Kurdistan #Kurds #militia #Warcrimes
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Is this THE "Chemical Ali" or just a chemical weapons criminal called Ali?
https://www.newarab.com/news/syria-caught-assad-era-officer-specialising-chemical-weapons
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Nukes! CHEMICAL WEAPONS! Bibi changes the scare script for Americans and Europeans!
Asked by Newsmax whether Iran has biological or chemical weapons, Netanyahu confidently claimed:
“They definitely have chemical weapons. That I can tell you. And that is another danger that they pose.”No evidence. No details. Just Bibi doing what Bibi does best: manufacturing the next “urgent threat” for Americans to swallow whole.
When “Iran is weeks away from a nuke” stops working, just dust off the old WMD script — the classic US favorite.
Now the only question is how long before Trump adds “chemical weapons” to his Iran “obliteration” playlist.
Who will be the first in Europe to talk about the danger of Iranian chemical and biological weapon?
Video on the telegram:
https://t.me/newsvideofa/9056#IranWMD #Propaganda #ChemicalWeapons #WarOnIran #WestAsia #Iran #Israel
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RT by @EU_UNGeneva: 👉The #EU 🇪🇺 remains fully committed against the proliferation & use of #ChemicalWeapons. Accountability matters #OPCW
👉The #EU 🇪🇺 remains fully committed against the proliferation & use of #ChemicalWeapons. Accountability matters
#OPCWEU Council (@EUCouncil)
The EU has sanctioned 6 Russian scientists and researchers involved in the development of epibatidine, the toxin which was highly likely the cause of Alexei Navalny's death.
The EU is committed to countering the proliferation and use of chemical weapons.
🔗link.europa.eu/Xg3p8J— https://nitter.net/EUCouncil/status/2073014668747059545#m
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#syria : #government / #massacre / #internationallaw / #uno / #opcw / #history
„ #Chemicalweapons inspectors have uncovered a significant cache of previously undeclared chemical weapons in Syria – including rockets of the same type used in the notorious 2013 #Ghouta attack – in what the UN’s top disarmament official called a “momentous discovery” for international security.“
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Undeclared chemical weapons found in Syria, including type used in notorious Ghouta massacre
#UnitedNations news article on #Syria #ChemicalWeapons developments #OPCW #ChemicalWeaponsConvention -
On 4 June, High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu briefed the Security Council on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2118 (2013). #Syria #ChemicalWeapons #OPCW #UNODA #UNSC #UNSC2118 #CanadaOPCW #IzumiNakamitsu
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The US Executive Branch is attacking members of the US Legislative Branch with chemical weapons. At some point, there is a threshold that when crossed makes this a civil war within the US government. Right?
"After being pepper sprayed by ICE agents outside a NJ detention facility on Monday, @SenatorAndyKim said the agents absolutely knew they were firing on a U.S. senator. Totally outrageous."
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Never forget.
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#ArmsControlToday interview with Dr #MohamadKatoub, #Syria’s Permanent Representative to the #OPCW
https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2026-05/features/coping-syrias-chemical-weapons-legacy-interview-mohamad-katoub-syrian
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“I welcome #Syria’s cooperation and support for this deployment. The Syrian authorities now need to declare and destroy what has been found, under the Secretariat’s verification and to continue supporting the Secretariat in unveiling the full scope of the chemical weapons programme they have inherited.” - @opcw DG Fernando Arias
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"This Podcast Will Kill You", | Ep 207 Tear Gas: How can a chemical weapon be “humane”?
Short answer It can't.
Here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.podbean.com/ea/dir-hfuqh-2cd0a0b1
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Hoo boy.
#JerseyShore #Atlantic #Commercial #Fishing #UXO #ChemicalWeapons #Offshore #disposalJersey Shore fishermen face another threat at sea. Chemical weapons dumped decades ago. - nj.com https://share.google/E4y6WVoRYx4wYpZQl
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"The overlap between widespread exposure to war remnants and the emergence of unusual health conditions raises urgent questions about long-term effects, particularly for future generations."
#WarCrimes #IsraelWarCrimes #Gaza #Palestine
#WesternComplicity #Trauma #ChemicalWeapons #Children #Futuricide
War Pollutants May Be Poisoning a Generation of Mothers and Their Babies in Gaza | Truthout
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Global pariah tear gassing children again....
#Israel #WestBank #HumanRights #ChemicalWeapons #Colonialism
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Maimed, Deafened, Blinded
Fired at close enough range, so-called less lethal rounds easily kill or maim.
“Less Lethal Specialty Munitions” =
chlorobenzalmalononitrile - CS - chemical weapon used by U.S. on Vietnam is banned for military use; oleoresin capsicum - OC - derived from chili peppers.https://theintercept.com/2026/04/03/less-lethal-chemical-weapons-tear-gas-protests/?
#Capitalism #CBP #ChemicalWeapons #DHS #ICEout #Protests #TearGas
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The Destruction of Nature is a Cost of War
by Ci Davis
We have become accustomed to seeing the human impacts of war, from starvation in Sudan to the almost 100,000 killed in Gaza, but most people will be less familiar with the environmental impacts. On February 28th, another Middle East war broke out when the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran. In the first few hours, the Supreme Leader was killed, followed by the bombing of a school, killing 150 Iranian schoolgirls, and soon after, columns of smoke began to rise from targeted hits on petrochemical infrastructures.
Over the past three weeks, oil refineries, gas fields, tankers, nuclear facilities, desalination plants, oil storage tanks, air bases, and industrial areas have all been attacked. The water, marine and toxic-air pollution are a consequence of the smoke from the multiple infernos, from the widely dispersed toxic fragments, and from the many chemicals and heavy metals that escape into the soil and water, caused by thousands of bomb and missile strikes
The human and environmental costs of another war prompted two protests in Sheffield. On 21st March, 150 people demonstrated outside the Town Hall to call for an end to the war on Iran and also made connections with other current conflicts, including Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan, Ukraine and Cuba.
Our media tends to represent the environmental impacts of war as collateral damage, an unfortunate side effect, but really, they are a deliberate and targeted means of disrupting the lives of people by making their connection to land fragile or even untenable. No clearer example exists than the use of Agent Orange to defoliate the forests of Vietnam that left millions of Vietnamese and hundreds of thousands of US veterans with multigenerational health disorders and birth defects. Environmental harm is one of the ways that war impacts lives that can last many decades.
The environmental impacts of war cannot be separated from the environmental costs of the military machine itself, which is responsible for 5.5% of global greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions, which rose by a staggering 9.4% in 2024. The US military is the largest institutional emitter of GHGs that are responsible for climate change, burning 270000 barrels of oil daily. Countries are not required to produce figures for the wartime emissions, but recently it is estimated that the war in Ukraine has produced 237 million tonnes of CO2, the Gaza conflict 32 million tonnes and in the first 5 days of the Iran war 5 million tonnes. At a time when all countries should be doing everything to reduce climate and environmental damage, the resort to war is escalating the harm.
Apocalyptic images, showing clouds of black toxic smoke blocking out the sun over Tehran, following the bombings of local oil depots on 7th March, are haunting. The oily residues, soot and sulphur-laden smoke, combined with a rare rainstorm, produced acid rain, causing immediate respiratory impacts with a lasting health legacy. For people who had already experienced chemical weapons attacks during the Iran-Iraq war, this environmental warfare was experienced as chemical warfare again.
Impact of War on the Environment Author: Sayedqudrathashimy1991 Source: Wikimedia CommonsThe Middle East is experiencing the climate crisis through water insecurity. The conflict in Syria, which displaced 1.5 million people between 2007 and 2010, was in part precipitated by drought. There are clear parallels to Iran today. After six years of drought, the water supply to Tehran was at just 11% capacity, and the shortage of water to drink or to supply agriculture contributed to protests in January 2026. War is exploiting this suffering, with all parties having targeted water and sewerage systems that, if continued, threaten to displace people throughout the region, as well as causing severe health impacts.
Most of us will be familiar with the skeletons of buildings and mountains of debris from TV images of Gaza. The 61 million tonnes of rubble are laden with asbestos, unexploded weapons, dead bodies, and untreated sewerage that has rendered the land unfit for agriculture. The clearance will take decades and burn through hundreds of thousands more tonnes of fossil fuel, and we are seeing the same thing being repeated across Iran and the Gulf.
Years after wars end, the land, air and sea will remain contaminated. Thankfully, the deliberate targeting of the environment is becoming recognised in International Law as a war crime or ecocide and can be punished under the ICC’s Rome Statute. If it is demonstrated that the military intentionally launched an attack, knowing that it will cause long-term severe damage to the natural environment, that is excessive to the military advantage anticipated, then prosecutions may follow.
As the war drags on, it risks total destruction of the oil-fields, spillage of nuclear material, and depleted Uranium contamination. These huge environmental threats will have global impacts, experienced as economic shocks and agricultural losses, threatening food security. War demonstrates our intimate connection with the land and the importance of environmental protection.
Most people oppose the war, the use of UK bases in support of it, and sending the military to the Middle East. We should make our voices heard, calling upon world leaders to respond to our opposition and pull back from the brink, for the sake of people and the planet.
For more information on what you can do, contact: [email protected]
References
Gayle, D. (2025, May 31). What is ecocide and could it become a crime under international law? The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/28/what-is-ecocide-and-could-it-become-a-under-international-law
Gayle, D. (2026, March 20). From black rain to marine pollution, the war in Iran is an environmental disaster. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/19/down-to-earth-iran-us-israeli-war-environmental-destruction
Holmes, O., Gayle, D., & Ahmedzade, T. (2026, March 23). Tehran’s toxic cloud: Satellite images show oily fires burned for days. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/23/tehran-toxic-cloud-satellite-image-oil-fires
Meadway, J. (2026, January 15). How ‘day zero’ water shortages in Iran are fuelling protests. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/15/how-day-zero-water-shortages-in-iran-are-fuelling-protests
Moneer, Z. (2026, March 22). Water Infrastructure Has Become a Target in Modern Warfare. Earth.Org. https://earth.org/from-lifeline-to-strategic-weapon-how-water-infrastructure-becomes-a-target-in-armed-conflicts/
Neimark, B., & Mackintosh, K. (2025, November 4). How wars ravage the environment – and what international law is doing about it. The Conversation. https://doi.org/10.64628/AB.4yt3f6ys7
New data reveals the Military Emissions Gap is growing wider. (2025, November 6). CEOBS. https://ceobs.org/new-data-reveals-the-military-emissions-gap-is-growing-wider/
Palmer, M. G. (2005). The legacy of agent orange: Empirical evidence from central Vietnam. Social Science & Medicine, 60(5), 1061–1070. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.04.037
Photos: Dire water shortages pile misery on Gaza’s starving population. (n.d.). Al Jazeera. Retrieved 24 March 2026, from https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/8/4/unprecedented-water-crisis-in-gaza-amid-israeli-induced-starvation
The US-Israel war on Iran and how war and conflict are destroying the environment. (2026, March 19). Greenpeace International. https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/82201/iran-lebanon-war-environment-climate-impacts/
Three days of Operation Epic Fury: Rapid overview of environmental harm in Iran and the region. (2026, March 3). CEOBS. https://ceobs.org/three-days-of-operation-epic-fury-rapid-overview-of-environmental-harm-in-iran-and-the-region/
#AcidRain #AgentOrange #ChemicalWeapons #Cuba #DepletedUranium #environment #Gaza #GreenhouseGas #Iran #Iraq #Lebanon #nuclear #Oil #sewage #SheffieldAntiWarCoalition #Sudan #Ukraine #Vietnam #War #Water
