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US to destroy its last chemical weapons
The weapons’ destruction alleviates a concern that civic leaders in Colorado and Kentucky admit was always in the back of their minds.
By Andrew DeMillo, Thomas Peipert and Dylan Lovan, AP
Latest "Chemical weapons" stories
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Big changes ahead for how troops battle future chemical, biological threats
New funding, strategy and focus puts CBRN back in the mix.
By Todd South
VA to launch research initiative on toxic exposures
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to study military environmental exposures and their effects on veterans.
By Patricia Kime
New helo masks will better protect against chemical, radiological attacks
The Air Force has rolled out a new, updated mask for helicopter air crew members that the Air Force says will better protect airmen in case of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attacks.
Russian challenge to chemical weapons watchdog rejected
The global chemical weapons watchdog’s initiative to apportion blame for poison gas and nerve agent attacks survived two institutional challenges from Russia on Tuesday and is set to become operational next year.
American doughboys in World War I depended on foreign weapons technology, US Navy might
The U.S. Navy was the best-prepared and best-equipped of all the country’s armed forces. For many years, it had been focusing much of its energy on preparing for a surface naval confrontation with Germany.
By David Longenbach, Pennsylvania State University