Where do responsibilities lie for destroying abandoned chemical weapons?
Article I of the CWC clearly requires the state that abandoned the chemical weapons to destroy any munitions it left on the territory of another state. Both states involved are to engage in consultations to develop a mutually agreed plan for the destruction of the abandoned weapons. For instance, Japanese authorities are working with their counterparts in China to devise a program to destroy chemical munitions that the Imperial Army abandoned in China during World War II.
