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Articles by Leanne Quinn
Colorado Chemical Weapon Stockpile Site on Target to Meet Destruction Deadline
With two out of three munition-specific destruction campaigns completed and a new proposal to accelerate the destruction of all remaining munitions, the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) is on its way to meeting the 2023 chemical weapons stockpile elimination deadline.
U.S. Mulls Options if Russia Uses WMD
April 2022 By Leanne Quinn Amid growing concerns that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Ukraine, the Biden administration has gathered behind the scenes a group of national security officials to prepare potential responses should chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons be deployed.
10 reasons why more women should lift weights
Analysis: here's why you consider swapping the bike for the barbell on your next visit to the gym This article is now available above as a Brainstorm podcast. You can subscribe to the Brainstorm podcast via Apple, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. The day has finally come where women are descending upon the weights room in their droves and ditching the endless hours on treadmills for deadlifts and dumbbells.
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"[Arms Control Today is] Absolutely essential reading for the upcoming Congressional budget debate on the 2018 NPR and its specific recommendations ... well-informed, insightful, balanced, and filled with common sense."
Reinforcing the Norm Against Chemical Weapons: The April 20-22 Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention
May 10, 2021 10:00 AM Eastern Time Register Here At the second session of the 25th Conference of States Parties held in The Hague last month, the member states took several important steps to reinforce the norm against chemical weapons use and to hold Chemical Weapons Convention violators accountable. Foremost among these was the decision to suspend the rights and privileges of Syria under the Convention.
10 reasons why more women should lift weights
Analysis: here's why you consider swapping the bike for the barbell on your next visit to the gym This article is now available above as a Brainstorm podcast. You can subscribe to the Brainstorm podcast via Apple, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. The day has finally come where women are descending upon the weights room in their droves and ditching the endless hours on treadmills for deadlifts and dumbbells.
Silver Lining: 8 Ways To Live Life With A Glass-Half-Full Perspective
Are you in a job you can't stand? A relationship that's going nowhere? Can't seem to shed those last 10 pounds? Well, without sounding like a bad TV commercial, I'm here to help. We're all guilty of whining, complaining and copping out, especially if, like me, you have any bit of Irish blood in you. It seems to be in our nature. The problem is, we've become desensitized to our complaining, and negativity has somehow creeped its ugly way into our daily lives.
States Censure Syria for Chemical Weapons Violations
May 2021 By Leanne Quinn and Julia Masterson Member states of the world’s chemical weapons watchdog have voted to suspend Syria’s rights and privileges under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in an effort to hold that country accountable for repeated chemical weapons use. The decision, adopted April 21 by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), marked a historic step toward restoring the global norm against chemical weapons.
The Final Push for U.S. Chemical Weapons Demilitarization
Volume 14, Issue 4, March 14, 2022 For more than a century, chemical weapons have been recognized as one of the most horrific, inhumane, and militarily dubious instruments of war. These realities led to nearly universal support for the ratification and entry into force of the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (CWC), including support from Russia and the United States—which were at that time the possessors of the world’s two largest chemical weapon arsenals.
Success of 25 Year-Old Chemical Weapons Prohibition Treaty Cannot Be Taken for Granted, Experts Caution
For Immediate Release: April 28, 2022 Media Contacts: Paul Walker, coordinator of the CWC Coalition, (617) 201-0565; Leanne Quinn, CWC Coalition Program Assistant, (202) 463-8270 x 106 (Washington, D.C.) - April 29 marks the 25th anniversary of the 1997 entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which outlaws the development, production, and use of deadly chemical weapons and requires the verifiable destruction of remaining stockpiles.
Russia Calls Meeting of Biological Weapons Convention
September 2022 By Leanne Quinn A formal consultative meeting of states-parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) opened in late August after Russia invoked a treaty provision designed to resolve accusations about violations. On June 29, Russia formally requested the meeting to discuss its allegation that the United States is funding a network of biological weapons laboratories in Ukraine.
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