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Chemical Weapons

The "chemical weapon" means in aggregate or separately the following:
  1. toxic chemicals and their precursors, except those cases, when they are intended for purposes, not being forbidden under the present Convention, on the condition, that the species and quantities correspond to such purposes;
  2. munitions and devices, specially designed for lethal injury or causing other harm through toxic properties of specified in sub-clause (a) toxic chemicals, released in result of application of such munitions and devices;
  3. any equipment, specially designed for the use of directly in relation to application of munitions and devices, specified in sub-clause (b).
The chemical weapon (CW) is the mass destruction weapon, the action of which is based upon toxic properties of chemical agents. The main components of CW are warfare chemical agents and means of their application (chemical munitions), as well as vehicles, equipment and guiding devices, used for delivery of chemical munitions to targets.

Binary facilities are the variety of chemical munitions. The feature of binary charges is that they are loaded with two non-toxic or low-toxic agents, intermediate components for production of warfare chemical agent. These substances in munition are separated and encapsulated in the special containers. The blending of these substances and the production of toxic agents from them take place exclusively during munition carriage to the target.

The increased interest to the development of binary chemical weapons the military circles explained by the necessity of solving safety problems of chemical weapons during their production, transportation, stockpiling and exploitation.