Sometimes, it is not required chemical or nuclear weapons for mass destruction, and unsafe storage of chemicals such as Ammonium nitrate is good enough for the mass destruction. Massive damages at the Ports of Texas in 1947 and Beirut in 2020 are bitter examples of unsafe handling of chemicals such as ammonium nitrate.
Therefore, unsafe storage and handling of such chemicals within the boundaries of international ports should be regulated.
Since this is an international concern, I would like to discuss this matter with relevant experts.
It is a very good question. Of course, the Law, Rules and Regulations on Storage of Chemical in the International Ports are needed new international guidelines/standards.
I und erstand thand there are serveral Safety precautions in Place in international law and regulations...
But they were simply not followed in Beirut...
First arrests have happened. Criminal procedures and investigations are under way...
Dear Carsten Weerth ,
Thank you.
Do you think that the present international low is enough to handle these types of issues?
This background report on the Beirut explosives (in German) explains how it came to Lebanon in 2014 and that Customs officers wrote six letters to warn about the emminent danger... https://taz.de/Explosion-in-Beirut/!5705673/
Macole Sabat
there are plenty of Int. conventions in place (I will list them later).
We do not require more conventions but adequate law enforcement and complyance...
Lebanon is a failed state where Hisbollah rules. And Organized Crime.
They are responsible and in charge....
Int. Conventions are ruling the Transport of dangerous goods by sea, airplane, Postal traffic, railroad and road traffic...
The storage in harbours is fully in the domain of the national countries.
THe USA, Canada and the EU have strong rules, as many others...
Some have not. But Guidelines and blueprints are out there anyway...
See for background Info: https://sum4all.org/data/files/1_a_review_of_international_agreements_and_other_instruments_to_achieve_sustainable_mobility.pdf
Dear Carsten Weerth and all,
If rules and regulations are enough, next, if we can introduce an accreditation scheme or a special index to rank the ports (safety point of view), it is useful to understand the safety of the ports.
Basically, as more information and international diplomacy advances, more/new rules and regulations are put forward on how to make the society safer, as it concerns weapons of mass destruction. Often, host communities/countries and interested foreign powers try to influence the rule/laws,regulations. The dangers of not improving in the safety of the stored nuclear, biological, chemical - radiological (NBC-R) weapons are extreme. Few instances are stored bomb explosion in Lagos, Nigeria; and chemical weapons ingredients explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. In each case, over 100 peoples were killed, unknown number missing.
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