variables: 524236

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524236 chemweapons_status_hist   The variable identifies whether a country ever pursued, possessed, or used chemical weapons, using information from Arms Control Association (2022), Nuclear Threat Initiative (2022), Center for Nonproliferation Studies (2008) and the UN (2022). A country is coded as having pursued chemical weapons if it was increasing its capabilities or had a dedicated program. A country is coded as having possessed chemical weapons if it has weapons which it can deliver. The closest a country got to using biological weapons ever is recorded. The variable also identifies when a country was alleged by another country of pursuing, possessing, or using chemical weapons, but these allegations have not been confirmed by the country itself or impartial observers. 2022-09-05 12:05:28 2023-06-15 05:05:42       5679 26703   
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