Chemical warfare
Using poison gas or other toxins in war
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| 2023 |
Halabja massacre
The movie '1988' was released, telling the story of the 1988 Halabja attack.
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| 2023 |
Dugway Proving Ground
Base hosted an 'Alien Invasion' themed Halloween 5K and 10K run, further satirizing UFO conspiracy theories surrounding the location.
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| July 2023 | The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) confirmed the destruction of the last chemical munition of the U.S. and all chemical weapons stockpiles declared by States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention. |
| February 24 2022 | Russia began using chemical weapons during the invasion of Ukraine, primarily by dropping K-51 aerosol CS gas grenades from unmanned drones, resulting in over 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers hospitalized and 3 deaths. |
| 2021 |
Dugway Proving Ground
Dugway Proving Ground's police department organized a community event featuring shooting targets with alien profiles for children to target with airsoft guns, playfully engaging with UFO speculation.
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| May 2021 | By this date, the U.S. had destroyed all Category 2 and Category 3 chemical weapons and 96.52% of its Category 1 chemical weapons. |
| 2020 |
Dugway Proving Ground
Dugway Proving Ground recorded a resident population of 342 according to the United States Census, all residing in the community of Dugway, Utah.
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| December 13 2019 |
Dugway Proving Ground
U.S. Air Force kept the Ultra Long Endurance Aircraft Platform (Ultra LEAP) airborne for two days during surveillance drone testing at the site.
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| September 2018 |
Dugway Proving Ground
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released an investigation report on biosecurity lapses at Dugway, revealing that out of 35 specific changes sought by the U.S. Army, only 18 had been implemented. The report highlighted deficiencies in DOD's infrastructure capabilities and risk assessment processes.
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| September 2017 | The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) announced that Russia had completely destroyed its entire chemical weapons stockpile. |
| May 2015 |
Dugway Proving Ground
Dugway Proving Ground laboratory inadvertently shipped live anthrax bacillus to multiple locations across nine states, including Texas, Maryland, Wisconsin, Delaware, New Jersey, Tennessee, New York, California, and Virginia. The samples were supposed to be inert but were found to be live, prompting a military investigation.
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| 2012 | The United States and Russia were originally scheduled to eliminate their remaining chemical weapon stockpiles, but failed to meet this deadline and took significantly longer to complete destruction. |
| 2011 |
Halabja massacre
Kayhan Kalhor, Yo-Yo Ma, and The Silk Road Ensemble performed Silent City at Sanders Theater, with the Silk Road Project later releasing video of the performance on YouTube.
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| 2011 | Beginning of Syrian civil war, during which the Ba'athist regime used chemical weapons including sarin, chlorine, and mustard gas against civilian populations. |
| January 26 2011 |
Dugway Proving Ground
Dugway Proving Ground was placed on lockdown after temporary loss of a vial containing VX nerve agent, with the lockdown lifted on January 27.
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| September 2010 | Japan initiated the destruction of abandoned chemical weapons in Nanjing using mobile destruction facilities, in compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention |
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