OK, I will make this answer very clear and easy for you. I had to join this formal because I ran across your comment on a Google search at work and realized you try to speak intelligently about something you obviously know nothing about. The only international law that we could be “violating” is the Chemical Weapons Convention, of which the US (and also Iran and Syria) are state parties to. Within the Convention, the ONLY obligatory international treaty regarding the prohibition of chemical weapons, it is illegal to USE, PRODUCE, and PROCESS chemcial weapons. A state party can legally stockpile, store, transfer etc. chemical weapons so long as it is a declared action with the OPCW. ALL US chemical weapons are kept at declared sites. Also legal under the treaty is producing a limited amount of schedule 1 chemicals for defensive purposes. Schedule 3 chemical (no less deadly than shcedule 1) are produced in massive amounts by chemical companies worldwide. I do not mean to demean you publically, simply spread the truth and reality about the legality of US Chemical Weapons. It is not illegal to possess chemcial weapons (which is a VERY common misunderstanding), but simply to possess, produce, stockpile them undeclared or clandestinely as we have claimed Iraq has done. If you want to actually want to educate yourself about these things look at OPWC.org the official and legal organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons. And yes, the US has enormous “stashes”, but the Russians have us beat any day of the week. They are the masters of chemical weapons because they tested on humans unlike the US who tested on animals. Furthermore they continue to develop undeclared agents (which is illegal). Look up novichok on the web and then look at the Russian Theater gassing a few months ago. Rather than rant and rave-learn the reality so that you can be really scared. Just to test your knowledge, what country in the world mines more uranium than any other? CANADA. Don’t ever think your country is pure and innocent…I know mine is not!
SAMSA
Jun 27 2003
04:59 am
OK, I will make this answer very clear and easy for you. I had to join this formal because I ran across your comment on a Google search at work and realized you try to speak intelligently about something you obviously know nothing about. The only international law that we could be “violating” is the Chemical Weapons Convention, of which the US (and also Iran and Syria) are state parties to. Within the Convention, the ONLY obligatory international treaty regarding the prohibition of chemical weapons, it is illegal to USE, PRODUCE, and PROCESS chemcial weapons. A state party can legally stockpile, store, transfer etc. chemical weapons so long as it is a declared action with the OPCW. ALL US chemical weapons are kept at declared sites. Also legal under the treaty is producing a limited amount of schedule 1 chemicals for defensive purposes. Schedule 3 chemical (no less deadly than shcedule 1) are produced in massive amounts by chemical companies worldwide. I do not mean to demean you publically, simply spread the truth and reality about the legality of US Chemical Weapons. It is not illegal to possess chemcial weapons (which is a VERY common misunderstanding), but simply to possess, produce, stockpile them undeclared or clandestinely as we have claimed Iraq has done. If you want to actually want to educate yourself about these things look at OPWC.org the official and legal organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons. And yes, the US has enormous “stashes”, but the Russians have us beat any day of the week. They are the masters of chemical weapons because they tested on humans unlike the US who tested on animals. Furthermore they continue to develop undeclared agents (which is illegal). Look up novichok on the web and then look at the Russian Theater gassing a few months ago. Rather than rant and rave-learn the reality so that you can be really scared. Just to test your knowledge, what country in the world mines more uranium than any other? CANADA. Don’t ever think your country is pure and innocent…I know mine is not!