Well before Operation Desert Storm or the U.N. inspections that followed it, Iraq had already begun to build chemical weapons. After launching a research effort in the 1970s, Iraq was…
Chemical
This is a list of the Wisconsin Project’s work related to chemical weapons. Toxic chemicals have long been used in warfare, most recently by Iraq, against its Kurdish population and Iran, and by Syria, against civilians. The Wisconsin Project focuses on countries seeking to expand their chemical weapon capabilities, and tracks dual-use chemical sales to these countries.
What the Inspectors Can’t Find and Why they Can’t Find it
The New York Times The Week in Review December 20, 1998 Arms inspectors have been trying for seven years to verify that Iraq has kept its promise to destroy its…
Testimony: China’s Proliferation Activities
Testimony of Gary Milhollin Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School and Director, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control Before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence September 18, 1997 I am…
Iran Chemical Weapon Update – 1998
In February 1997, Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet named Iran as among the twenty countries that the CIA suspects of having or developing chemical and biological weapons. In May…
Syria Chemical Weapon Update – 1997
In February 1997, CIA Director George Tenet had little trouble telling Congress that Syria was among those countries that “have or are actively developing chemical and biological weapons.” Syria is…
Testimony: China’s WMD Exports
Testimony of Gary Milhollin Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School and Director, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations October 8, 1997 I am…
Testimony: China’s Role in the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Testimony of Gary Milhollin Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School and Director, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control Before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation…
Libya Chemical Milestones – 1970-1995
1970: Libya tries to buy an atomic bomb from China. 1979: German engineers from OTRAG rocket firm start work on a medium-range missile in the Libyan desert. 1983: Soviet-supplied research…
Iraq is Still a Threat, U.N. Says
Iraqi weapons of mass destruction are still a threat, say U.N. inspectors, who are now digesting a stunning load of incriminating documents found in a chicken coop on an Iraqi…
Libya Has Trouble Building the Most Deadly Weapons
For more than twenty years, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi has tried to buy or build weapons of mass destruction. He has succeeded in making poison gas, but has failed to…