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Bookmark or Share- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsAs the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention, the OPCW, with its 193 Member States, oversees the global endeavour to permanently and verifiably eliminate chemical weapons.
- Chemical weapon | History, Facts, Types, & Effects | BritannicaChemical weapons are chemical agents, whether gaseous, liquid, or solid, that are employed because of their direct toxic effects on humans, animals, and plants. They inflict damage when inhaled, absorbed through the skin, or ingested in food or drink.
- Chemical Weapons Convention - OPCWThe Convention aims to eliminate an entire category of weapons of mass destruction by prohibiting the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, retention, transfer or use of chemical weapons by States Parties.
- The world is officially 'free' of chemical weapons : NPRMore than 1.3 million soldiers were exposed to chemical weapons during the Great War and 100,000 died directly as a result of chemical attacks. During World War II, nations around the world...
- The world’s chemical-weapons stockpiles are gone — but a ... - NatureThe Chemical Weapons Convention is widely considered to be the world’s most successful international disarmament treaty, because it has eliminated an entire category of weapons of mass...
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