But CWC's shares have fared better than those of CWW since the demerger in March 2010.
The CWC will not, despite claims often made for it, rid the world of chemical weapons.
In other words, it banned use-as opposed to possession, which the CWC would ban.
The United States already made this mistake once, in connection with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
The CWC is billed as a comprehensive, global and verifiable prohibition against possession of chemical weapons.
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The Commerce Department has contacted some 25, 000 U.S. companies it believes might fall under the CWC.
The cwc is also not global: it will take effect after only sixty-five countries ratify it.
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Only a handful of countries have failed to sign the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) which internationally bans their use.
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When addressing the CWC's unverifiability, the treaty's supporters often remark that there is no such thing as "perfect" verification.
If the Geneva Protocol cannot be enforced, then much less could the CWC.
And if the Geneva Protocol is properly enforced, then the CWC is unnecessary.
If the Senate does not give the cwc the scrutiny that it deserves, the treaty may be approved within days.
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Under the circumstances, one can hardly maintain that inspections under the CWC, burdensome though they will be, can ensure effective monitoring.
Interestingly, similar concerns are now being voiced by one of the most outspoken advocates of the CWC: the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA).
In due course, Bill Clinton accepted this formulation, as well, when it became a non-negotiable Senate precondition for approval of the CWC.
Of course, the CWC would give birth to a new international bureaucracy.
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Finally, the inevitable effect of the CWC will be to reduce still further the level of effort going into defenses against chemical weapons.
America simply cannot afford to extend and compound the CWC's damage to its cutting-edge industries in the highly competitive biotech and genetic-engineering fields.
In addition, Senators -- and their constituents -- were troubled to learn about a number of other grounds for concern about the CWC.
" And the CWC ultimately failed because Senators learned that, however regrettable, the indisputable answers to these questions are, respectively, "No, " "No, " and "Yes.
Under the circumstances, one can hardly maintain that inspections under the CWC, burdensome though they will be, can ensure effective monitoring of the ban.
The CWC would affect U.S. firms that make dyes and pigments, insecticides, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, nylon, paint and varnish, electronics, textiles, and soap and detergent.
One trade group -- the Chemical Manufacturers Association -- has been active in drafting the CWC and, presumably, its members are familiar with its terms.
The government of Mahinda Rajapakse, Sri Lanka's president, has been hit by the apparent withdrawal of a minor coalition partner, the Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC).
Some cwc supporters say there is no harm in ratifying a ban on weapons that we have no desire to maintain in our own arsenal.
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The cwc also provides for so-called challenge inspections of undeclared sites--but how can we direct challenge inspections if we cannot detect violations by other means?
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In a recent statement, Fred Webber, president of the Chemical Manufacturers Association, asserts we can protect the United States against such attacks by becoming a CWC party.
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The CWC will impose undue costs on a large universe of American industries that produce or even simply utilize chemicals in the course of their business operations.
The truth of the matter is that no one can say for sure how many companies will be caught up in the CWC's reporting, regulatory and inspection regime.
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