Does Israel have chemical weapons?

The US Congress Office of Technology Assessment has recorded Israel as a country generally reported as having undeclared chemical warfare capabilities, and an offensive biological warfare program. Officially, Israel neither confirms nor denies possessing nuclear weapons.

What country has the most chemical weapons?

Russia
State declaration: Russia possessed the world’s largest chemical weapons stockpile: approximately 40,000 metric tons of chemical agent, including VX, sarin, soman, mustard, lewisite, mustard-lewisite mixtures, and phosgene.

Where does Israel store its nuclear weapons?

Eilabun. Eilabun is Israel’s second weapons storage facility. Tactical nuclear shells and land mines are among its contents.

Is Israel part of the Chemical Weapons Convention?

Israel fully supports the goals and purposes of the Chemical Weapons Convention. This is reflected in Israel’s active and constructive participation in the negotiation of this significant treaty, its signature of the CWC in 1993, as well as the close dialogue and contacts Israel maintains with the OPCW.

What is the definition of a chemical weapon?

A chemical weapon (CW) is a device that uses chemicals formulated to inflict death or harm to human beings. They are classified as weapons of mass destruction, and have been “condemned by the civilised world”. CW have been used in past conflicts—and preparedness doctrine anticipates the potential for future use.

When did Israel sign the Chemical Weapons Convention?

Israel has signed but not ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). In 1983 a report by the CIA stated that Israel, after “finding itself surrounded by frontline Arab states with budding CW capabilities, became increasingly conscious of its vulnerability to chemical attack…

Where did Israel get its chemical weapons from?

The shipment was from a U.S. chemical plant to the IIBR under a U.S. Department of Commerce license. In 1993, the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment WMD proliferation assessment recorded Israel as a country generally reported as having undeclared offensive chemical warfare capabilities.

Is it true that Israel has nuclear weapons?

Officially, Israel neither confirms nor denies possessing nuclear weapons. It is believed that Israel had possessed an operational nuclear weapons capability by 1967, with the mass production of nuclear warheads occurring immediately after the Six-Day War. Experts estimated the stockpile of Israeli nuclear weapons range from 60 to as many as 400.