What is the next step in ridding the world of chemical weapons?

This is the question the 27th Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation conference 2025 will be asking as it celebrates past achievements while looking ahead at future challenges.

Munition venting

The Ministry of Defence ( MOD ) conference, supported by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory ( Dstl ), will be discussing the challenge of destroying undeclared stockpiles of chemical weapons.

It will also be exploring ways to deter and prevent the re-emergence of this kind of weapon and new technology to help in this fight.

Munitions in a field (credit: US Department of Defense)

The Head of Global Issues for the Ministry of Defence said:

The conference is a great way of bringing together the top minds in a variety of ar

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