So the head of the Russian NBC-defense troops Gen. Kirillov accused the US of a WMD provocation against RU in a briefing today. English translation of the statement is here: telegra.ph/Briefing-on-a-… ... #Chemical #Biological #Nuclear #Weapons
If you make accusations you normally want to provide some kind of proof or context. RU claims to have such information but falls short providing details. I will refrain from commenting on the "success of RU in conducting the special military operation":
RU claims that the US have already determined the procedure for an investigation. Maybe this a translation issue but is RU really claiming that the ICRC, the UN-Secretary General and OPCW are colluding with the US in such an alleged "provocation"? At least this is what they claim
RU makes reference to their destruction of declared chemical weapon stockpiles in 2017 and calls the remaining US chemical weapon stockpile (less than 700tons) a "formidable arsenal".
Declared stockpile must not match real stockpile as explained previously. Also the remaining US stockpile cannot be used for military operations as they are in secure intermediate storage under seal. Also what is left is not really useable.
Potentially leaking M55 missiles....not really. armscontrol.org/issue-briefs/2…
The USSR did not phase out their bioweapon program in 1972 as president Yeltsin admitted in the early 1990s. inss.ndu.edu/Portals/68/Doc…
US legislation does not permit biological weapons work. The US has ratified the Biological Weapons Convention of 1972. RU is State Party too. As is Ukraine. So any use will be a treaty violation and a violation of national laws.
While warning of a possible provocation RU then states a use of a toxic chemical has already happened. As they want to hand analytical results to OPCW, this will be interesting to follow. How they want to proof origin from a non-RU drone...who knows?
In short: This whole statement lacks credibility, makes zero sense and in my opinion is utter nonsense. Similar to previous "secret biolabs" statements. Troubling however as this might be an attempt to prepare own actions. I hope not.
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