Japan's WWII Chemical Weapons Found Near Russia-China Border
Chemical weapons arsenals of the Imperial Japanese Army from World War II were found in Chinese provinces bordering Russia.
Consensus
- Chemical weapons remnants from Japan's Imperial Army from World War II were found in China near the Russian border.
- The site is located approximately 20 kilometers from the Russian border, in the area of the Chinese city of Hunchun.
- The condition of the old munitions is deteriorating, posing a risk of leakage of hazardous substances.
- A leak could result in serious soil contamination and harm to people and the environment.
- The presence of these weapons is a concern for Russia due to proximity to its border.
- The Russian representative at the OPCW, Vladimir Taрабrin, stated that the situation is serious and requires attention.
- The problem may take decades to resolve.
Points of divergence
- A search team from the Russian Geographical Society recovered a P-63 Kingcobra fighter aircraft from Lake Vitaminnoye in the South-Kamchatka federal reserve, preserved from World War II. — vm
- On March 30, the Federal Security Service (FSB) discovered caches of chemical and biological weapons in the Donetsk People's Republic, which the FSB representative claimed confirmed Ukraine's use of prohibited weapons in the conflict. — vedomosti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Japanese chemical weapons found in China near the Russian border — Вести
- Remnants of Japan's chemical weapons found on the border of Russia and China — Вечерняя Москва
- Remnants of Japanese chemical weapons found on the border of Russia and China — Ведомости
- On the territory of Chinese provinces bordering Russia, arsenals of Imperial Japanese Army chemical weapons from the V... were found — ТАСС (Telegram)
Key entities
- Russia
- China
- Japan
- TASS
- Vladimir Tarabrin
- Imperial Army
- China
- OPCW
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- Moscow