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Stockpiles of chemical weapons have been discovered in Libya at previously undisclosed sites, according to a National Transitional Council representative.
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Tripoli -
Inspectors with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons are investigating claims by the interim government in Libya of missing chemical weapons from a munitions storage site that was once under the control of strongman Muammar Qaddafi.
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Mounting setbacks and the loss of their leader, Osama bin Laden, has left al-Qaida rocked and reeling. But could a single attack involving Weapons of Mass Destruction settle it's score with the U.S. and return it once more to international prominence?
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Clara Immerwahr was the courageous chemist who dared to take a lone stand against her husband and an entire empire in opposition to chemical warfare. How will she be remembered in the International Year of Chemistry?
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The Hague -
The date of April 29 marked the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) annual remembrance day for victims of chemical warfare. The somber day ended on an upbeat note when the United Nations declared 2011 to be the Year of Chemistry.
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Takehara -
A serene and isolated island getaway that has been described as enchanting, with a dark and disturbing past as a top secret chemical weapons site during Japan's imperial era, is now a virtual paradise for hordes of rabbits numbering in the hundreds.
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Tripoli -
As Libyan dictator Mummar Qaddafi turns up the heat on dissidents and a coalition of Western and Arab states commence bombing raids, looming large in the shadows is Libya's chemical weapons arsenal. An enduring threat and Qaddafi's weapon of last resort.
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Salt Lake City -
A missing vial containing deadly VX at a Army base in Utah triggered a lockdown at the facility until officials gave the all-clear upon finding the vial hours later.
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Halifax -
A recently passed resolution by the United Nations confronts the complex issue of chemical weapons abandoned at sea. While Terrance Long, a Canadian-based munitions expert, features prominently in the passing of that resolution.
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A report out from Al Jazeera says that when Im Chun-yong escaped from his native North Korea he came forth with horrific stories about why his former government tried to keep him within the country.
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RAF Kinloss authorities knew the public could be at risk from chemical weapons buried near the base, according to documents obtained by BBC Scotland.
Scientists in Cardiff use a chemical which lights up fireflies to develop a device for detecting contaminated food.
A study by Scottish researchers suggests chemicals routinely found in the environment could be damaging male fertility.
 Resveratrol, a chemical found in red wine and dark chocolate, may work differently in the body than first thought, a new study suggests.
At least 12 people are killed and scores more injured as explosions and a fire hit Thailand's largest petro-chemical complex.
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A Canadian soldier undergoing medical treatment after recieving mustard gas burns from a German chemical weapons attack during the first World War. Note the bullae - which are characteristic of mustard gas injuries - on the neck, armpit and hands.
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ABOUT J. THOMAS SHAW J. Thomas Shaw was born in Quincy, Illinois, and attended the University of Oklahoma and...
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The following journal reference is of interest: Reference: X. Lu, B.A. Rasco, J.M.F. Jabal, D.E. Aston, M. Lin, and...
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Keeping hands clean and free from pathogens or high levels of microbial contamination is an important part of...
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A few Cold War zealots in Congress are aiming to pour billions of dollars into an unnecessary nuclear weapons...
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