JMSSJ On-line

JMSSJ On-line, Vol. 51 (2003) No. 1, pp. 129-145

The Present Condition of Military Arms Processing Mine Action in Cambodia Destruction Project of Abandoned Chemical Weapon in China		>> Full Text PDF >> References
Takashi NOHMI^a) and Masahisa SHIGEMATSU^b) ^a)3-20 Daizawa 5-chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 155-0032 ^b)29-11-403, Hasune 2-chome, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174-0046, Japan

In 33rd meeting of division of Fundamentals, Ionization and Ion Chemistry in Mass Spectrometry held in Tokyo on Sept. 30th 2000, Dr. Shuzou Fujiwara from National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, explained the destruction project of abandoned chemical weapon in China (DACW). Also, in 36th meeting on Nov. 2nd 2002 was held in Tokyo and the policy for NBC (Nuclear, Bio and Chemical weapon) was picked up as the main topics. In this meeting, the detection of explosives by Mass Spectrometry and the recent movement of DACW was discussed. In this paper, the recent movement on the mine action in Cambodia and DACW is explained. The trace analysis techniques of Mass Spectrometry might be useful to sniff the explosives. Further development in Mass Trace Analysis Technique is required in clearance task.

Key words: Mine action, Abandoned chemical weapon, Trace analysis, Cambodia, Explosives