Which term describes chemical agents and precursors prohibited under the international Chemical Weapons Convention?

• A. Chemical Weapons
• B. Biological Weapons
• C. Nerve Agents
• D. Choking Agents

Answer: (A)

Chemical weapons is the umbrella term for the toxic chemicals and their precursors that the Chemical Weapons Convention bans. The treaty targets both the agents themselves and the chemicals that can be used to make them, preventing development, production, stockpiling, and use. Nerve agents and choking agents are specific examples of chemical weapons, not the broad category itself, while biological weapons belong to a different domain altogether. So the best term to describe what is prohibited under the CWC is chemical weapons.