Chemical Weapons
After World War I Sweden started researching on chemical weapons. In the 1930s Sweden's first chemical weapon programme was born when developing and equipment research for sulfur mustards (mustard gas) was started. In 1940 work on the gas was temporarily halted, but by the end of World War II new programmes were soon a priority for the Swedish military. Programmes for both sulfur mustards and sarin gas were initiated.
In the 1960s the development of chemical weapons was highly criticised and in 1970 the Swedish government stated that it would not develop or produce any more chemical weapons. In 1994 Sweden signed the Chemical Weapons Convention that forbids development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons.
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