Australian diplomatic and technical inputs into the control of chemical weapon

Abstract

This paper was originally presented at the conference 'Checking the Arms Race - Australia's Role in International Verification', held at Newport, NSW, 13-15 May, 1988, and organised by Scientists Against Nuclear Arms (SANA) and People for Nuclear Disarmament. It discusses Australia's diplomatic and technical contributions in negotiating a Chemical Weapons Convention, and in opposing the use and proliferation of chemical weapons, particularly in terms of the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Iran/Iraq war. Show more