CWC is focusing on the destruction and prohibition of the use, and production of chemical weapons. The latter are still a major problem for the regional constellation. Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, and Sudan are all chemical weapon-producers and have used them in the domestic and regional conflicts in the last years. Several other Arab states are definite capable of producing workable stocks in a short period. Also, the use of biological weapons and the production of landmines should be included, according to the majority of regional and military experts.
Nuclear weapons are an integral part of the security situation in the Middle East and North Africa.
Control via the international organizations however has not at all resulted in a reduction of the threat. Iran's search for the ultimate weapon is still not under control. Last month, several cases of nuclear technology transfers via former Soviet-Union states, Taiwan and North Korea surfaced again. The Israeli threat is relevant but it does not come from a rogue state as such. India's and Pakistan's confrontation is much more volatile and instable.