Pharmaceutical-based agents (PBA) are essentially weaponised drugs that can incapacitate or kill victims depending on the ...

Loopholes in international laws governing the use of incendiary weapons in warfare are allowing warring parties in Ukraine ...

On November 9 and 10, Ukrainians launched an attack using dozens of drones targeting critical Russian facilities, including ...

Iran seems to have weaponized the pharmaceutical fentanyl. It may have given these chemical weapons to Hamas and Hezbollah to ...

The UK government announced sanctions on Thursday against three private mercenary groups operating in Africa with links to ...

New research into a chemical from a caterpillar fungus, known for its potential as a cancer treatment, has shown how it ...

New technologies can lower the bar for manufacturing dangerous weapons, while also helping watchdog organizations in ...

Later identified as the Russian-made nerve agent Novichok, Mr Basu said the 'true horror' was that the chemical weapon was 'colourless and odourless', making it an invisible weapon that was ...

In fact, the first news reference to this chemical weapon was a simple letter to the editor sent by Arthur H. Westing in 1971 and published by the New York Times under the headline “‘Agent ...

Intelligence officials see a similar strategy at work in Russia’s recent use of chemical weapons that are also banned under international law. The United States and other countries have accused ...

Russian forces are already using chemical weapons on the frontlines in Ukraine. In May, the US state department said it had evidence of the use of chloropicrin, a powerful irritant more toxic than ...

New construction at a military research site near Moscow reveals a specialized laboratory complex designed to research and handle deadly pathogens, experts say.