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The Current State of Destruction of Chemical Weapons in the World
HELEŠIC, Jiří
The subject of this thesis is a description, mapping and assessment of the present situation concerning the destruction of chemical weapons in the world. This thesis also attempts to predict the future development in this area. The introductory part presents the meaning of essential terms, the characteristics of chemical weapons, the classification of chemical warfare agents, the history of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, the description of this document and the subsequent formation and work of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemi-cal Weapons, its relations with the United Nations and an overview of the countries which stay outside the commitments of chemical disarmament. The goal of this work was to explore and evaluate the present situation concerning the destruction of chemical weapons in the world and to try to predict further develop-ment in this area. The methods used to map this problematic situation were to gather information from professional sources and involved organizations, then to compare the results of each country during their chemical weapons destruction in relation to their obligations to complete the liquidation. The outcome of this work was the confirmation of the hypothesis that despite the great efforts of the international society, despite the great efforts of general public and each country{\crq}s involved subjects at the national chemical weapons destruction in the world, this work has been succeeding very slowly and with great difficulties. To achieve complete disarmament will lie on the condition that countries will be subjected to effec-tive international control and that negotiations with countries which still stay outside the process of chemical disarmament will be hold even after the final deadline for disarma-ment in 2012.
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