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egardless of whether they are produced in facilities, in munitions, or elsewhere. 182 Chemicalsthat only cause harm to plants, such as herbicides, are not covered. 183 In addition, toxicchemicals intended for purposes not prohibited by the Chemical Weapons Convention are alsoexcluded, so long as they are of a type and quantity consistent with these purposes that are notprohibited. 184Precursor means any chemical reactant (including any key component of a binary ormulticomponent chemical system) that takes part at any stage in the production by whatevermethod of a toxic chemical. 185 Key component of a binary or multicomponent chemical systemmeans the precursor that plays the most important role in determining the toxic properties of thefinal product and reacts rapidly with other chemicals in the binary or multicomponent system. 186Equipment specifically designed for use directly in connection with the employment ofsuch munitions and devices only applies to equipment designed solely for use with chemicalweapons and does not, for example, include equipment that is designed also for purposes that arenot prohibited. 1876.8.3.2 Prohibitions With Respect to Chemical Weapons. Chemical weapons aresubject to a number of prohibitions. It is prohibited:182 CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION art. 2(2) (“‘Toxic Chemical’ means: Any chemical which through itschemical action on life processes can cause death, temporary incapacitation or permanent harm to humans oranimals. This includes all such chemicals, regardless of their origin or of their method of production, and regardlessof whether they are produced in facilities, in munitions or elsewhere. (For the purpose of implementing thisConvention, toxic chemicals which have been identified for the application of verification measures are listed inSchedules contained in the Annex on Chemicals.)”). See also Article-by-Article Analysis of the Chemical WeaponsConvention, 9, Attachment to Peter Tarnoff, Acting, Letter of Submittal, Nov. 20, 1993, MESSAGE FROM THEPRESIDENT TRANSMITTING THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION 9 (“The wording of this definition [in paragraph2 of Article 2] is intended to cover toxins, as well as organic and inorganic chemicals, and chemicals produced bybinary and multicomponent weapons.”).183 Refer to § 6.17 (Herbicides).184 Refer to § 6.8.3.4 (Certain Uses of Toxic Chemicals Not Prohibited).185 CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION art. 2(3) (“‘Precursor’ means: Any chemical reactant which takes part at anystage in the production by whatever method of a toxic chemical. This includes any key component of a binary ormulticomponent chemical system.”).186 CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION art. 2(4) (“‘Key Component of Binary or Multicomponent ChemicalSystems’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘key component’) means: The precursor which plays the most important role indetermining the toxic properties of the final product and reacts rapidly with other chemicals in the binary ormulticomponent system.”).187 See Article-by-Article Analysis of the Chemical Weapons Convention, 9, Attachment to Peter Tarnoff, Acting,Letter of Submittal, Nov. 20, 1993, MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT TRANSMITTING THE CHEMICAL WEAPONSCONVENTION 9 (“Note that the term ‘directly’ in subparagraph 1(c) is intended to mean ‘solely.’ Thus, dual-usemunitions and their components are not considered to be chemical weapons provided they do not otherwise meetthis definition. For example, dual-use munitions may be used to disperse chemicals not prohibited by theConvention, such as smoke, provided the munitions have not been specifically designed to cause death through therelease of toxic chemicals. Also, dual-use weapons systems such as artillery or aircraft that are capable ofemploying chemical weapons are not covered by this definition, and so are not subject to the destructionrequirements.”).347