Abstract
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has paid close attention over the years to problems of chemical-warfare (CW) disarmament. The chemical weapons convention being sought in the intergovernmental for a must provide for the elimination of existing stocks of CW weapons and the means at present dedicated to their production. Conversion of CW agents or their means of production into products or facilities whose applications are unrelated to chemical warfare represents an alternative to destruction as a method of elimination. The period of time required for the elimination of plant for CW agents and munitions will be extensive. One such example might be the adaptation of chemical plant to produce civilian commodities similar in chemical structure or toxicity to the CW agent for which the plant was originally built. Historical experience in disposal of CW agents and munitions relates, for the most part, to a period in which the applicable standards in both areas were considerably lower than they are today.
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