CHAPTER 8. CLASSIC THREATS OF THE DIGITAL ERA: CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND US CHEMICAL SECURITY

Abstract

The article analyzes the role of classical threats in the modern digital world. On the example of the United States, the relevance of public policy in the formation of a national chemical security system is determined. Internal and external threats to US national security in the chemical sphere are considered. A retrospective analysis of the production and use of chemical weapons by the United States is carried out. The place of the leading US authorities in the system of national chemical security is determined. The international legal mechanisms for regulating the development, production, stockpiling, use and disposal of hazardous chemicals are studied. The author analyzes the fulfillment of international obligations by the United States with regard to chemical weapons. The participation of the United States in the international chemical safety system is analyzed.

Keywords

• chemicals, chemical weapons, chemical threats and hazards, US national security, Chemical Weapons Convention