{"657652":{"#nid":"657652","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Blinken: We Cannot Confirm the Use of Chemical Weapons in Ukraine","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMargaret E. Kosal, an\u0026nbsp;associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was interviewed for the article, \u0026#39;Blinken: We Cannot Confirm the Use of Chemical Weapons in Ukraine\u0026#39; which was published\u0026nbsp;on April 12, 2022 on\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EVoice of America.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn excerpt:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFirst of all, you need to get evidence.\u0026nbsp;One type of weapon that could conceivably have been used, and which is often used in urban warfare, is white phosphorus.\u0026nbsp;White phosphorus is not a chemical weapon.\u0026nbsp;It is used primarily as a smoke generating agent, which can also be used as a military incendiary.\u0026nbsp;Phosphorus can cause burns and harm people if used accidentally or intentionally.\u0026nbsp;It does not apply to chemical weapons, but falls under the existing ban on the use of indiscriminate weapons against civilians.\u0026nbsp;And this, in any case, qualifies as a war crime,\u0026rsquo; says Kosal.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"35926","created_gmt":"2022-04-27 13:41:37","changed_gmt":"2022-04-27 13:49:02","author":"schurchman3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www-golosameriki-com.translate.goog\/a\/blinken-ukraine-mariupol-chemical-weapons\/6526697.html?_x_tr_sl=auto\u0026_x_tr_tl=en\u0026_x_tr_hl=en\u0026_x_tr_pto=wapp","dateline":{"date":"2022-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"648637":{"id":"648637","type":"image","title":"Dr. Margaret Kosal","body":null,"created":"1625758963","gmt_created":"2021-07-08 15:42:43","changed":"1625758963","gmt_changed":"2021-07-08 15:42:43","alt":"","file":{"fid":"246225","name":"Kosai, Margaret E..jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Kosai%2C%20Margaret%20E..jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Kosai%2C%20Margaret%20E..jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":48057,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Kosai%2C%20Margaret%20E..jpg?itok=PJm_0UH1"}}},"media_ids":["648637"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}