Zničení syrských chemických zbraní: další krok k celosvětovému chemickému odzbrojení
Destruction of Syrian Chemical Weapons: The Next Step to the Global Chemical Disarmament
Author(s): Ladislav StředaSubject(s): Security and defense, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Univerzita obrany - Centrum bezpečnostních a vojenskostrategických studií
Keywords: Chemical Weapons; Chemical Weapons Convention; Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW); Sarin; Mustard; Hydrolysis; Precursor; Declaration; Destruction; Syria
Summary/Abstract: This paper is above all a quick piece of information on current problem which could have provoked a large war in the Middle East. And also about a unique operation to resolve it. Syrian chemical weapons used to be a serious threat to the entire Middle East, mainly in the context of the ongoing civil war. This was confirmed by repeated use of nerve agent sarin during the conflict. The destruction of Syrian chemical weapons eliminated the threat of escalation of the conflict and its extension to other countries.
Journal: Vojenské rozhledy
- Issue Year: 23/2014
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 88-101
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Czech