Tag: Chemical Weapons

Vasily Nebenzia, the Russian representative at the United Nations (pictured above), cast doubt on the accuracy of the newest reports, while reiterating the Russian government's position that past investigations into Syrian President Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons had been corrupted by Western powers.

National Security

Nikki Haley spars with Russian diplomat over Syrian gas attacks

Joel Gehrke · January 23, 2018 10:02 pm

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters on Tuesday: "There is simply no denying that Russia, by shielding its Syrian ally, has breached its commitments to the United States." (Toby Melville/Pool via AP)

Rex Tillerson: Russia has ‘betrayed’ international fight against chemical weapons

Joel Gehrke · January 23, 2018 7:49 pm

"[O]ne nation stands in the way of the Security Council fulfilling its duty," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Thursday during a meeting on weapons of mass destruction. "That nation is Russia." (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Nikki Haley: Russia impeding progress on curbing chemical weapons

Joel Gehrke · January 18, 2018 10:26 pm

"The United States congratulates Libya for destroying the last remnants of its Qadhafi-era chemical weapons stockpile and satisfying its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

White House applauds Libya’s destruction of chemical weapons

Sarah Bedford · January 11, 2018 7:42 pm

When it comes to the problem of weapons of mass destruction, if the money is right, Dutch businessmen will side with the dictators that would use them rather than the victims who would suffer at those dictators' hands. (AP Photo/ Fred Ernst)

Beltway Confidential

Why Europe can’t be trusted to do what’s right

Michael Rubin · December 11, 2017 4:14 pm

"The department is also focused on the threat of domestic terrorism. Ideologically-motivated violence here in the United States is a danger to our nation, our people, and our values," Elaine Duke said. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Acting DHS secretary: Greatest national security threat is from global jihadist groups

Anna Giaritelli · November 30, 2017 9:07 pm

While President Trump has his fair share of opponents in the States and South Korea, the president's aggressive strategy with North Korea, including his recent decision to declare the hermit kingdom a state sponsor of terrorism, appear to be working. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Trump’s fitting label of North Korea

Washington Examiner · November 24, 2017 5:01 am

When it comes to Assad's chemical atrocities, Putin must not get a pass. (Alexei Druzhinin, RIA-Novosti, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Beltway Confidential

Russia is trying to hide Syrian chemical weapons attacks — don’t let them

Tom Rogan · November 20, 2017 3:36 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (pictured above) attacked U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley following a particularly contentious U.N. Security Council meeting Thursday, which saw the Russian government veto an American-led effort to reauthorize a panel investigating chemical weapons attacks in Syria. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Sergey Lavrov accuses Nikki Haley of ‘fake diplomacy’

Joel Gehrke · November 17, 2017 7:59 pm

An investigation by the United Nation's international chemical weapons watchdog has concluded that sarin was used as a chemical weapon in an April attack on a Syrian town that left roughly 100 people dead. A report last week concluded Syrian President Bashar Assad was behind that attack. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

White House issues sharp rebuke of Russia over Syria chemical weapons inquiry

Diana Stancy Correll · November 2, 2017 3:23 am

Nikki Haley signaled a plan to use the report to shame Russia over their support for Bashar Assad. (AP)

Nikki Haley hails UN report blaming Assad regime for deadly sarin attack in April

Joel Gehrke · October 26, 2017 10:26 pm

"The United States deeply regrets that one member of this Council vetoed against this text." (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

National Security

Russia vetoes UN move to extend Syria chemical weapons probe

Joel Gehrke · October 24, 2017 6:49 pm