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Scientific collaboration to rid the world of chemical weapons

Nature Reviews Chemistry volume 9, pages 728–729 (2025)Cite this article

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The Chemical Weapons Convention is underpinned by science. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Designated Laboratory network provides confidence to states parties that any misuse of chemicals as weapons can be properly investigated.

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Fig. 1: Location of OPCW Designated Laboratories and the recommended steps to becoming one.

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    Daan Noort & Peter J. Hotchkiss

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Advice and assistance to states parties: https://www.opcw.org/our-work/responding-use-chemical-weapons

Alexei Navalny: https://www.opcw.org/media-centre/featured-topics/case-mr-alexei-navalny

Chemical weapons programme: https://www.opcw.org/media-centre/featured-topics/opcw-and-syria

Designated Laboratories: https://www.opcw.org/designated-laboratories

Fact-Finding Mission: https://www.opcw.org/fact-finding-mission

Investigation and Identification Team: https://www.opcw.org/iit

OPCW: www.opcw.org

Salisbury incident: https://www.opcw.org/media-centre/featured-topics/incident-salisbury

Syrian Arab Republic: https://www.opcw.org/declaration-assessment-team

Twinning programme: https://www.opcw.org/resources/capacity-building/international-cooperation-programmes/laboratory-twinning-initiative

Ukraine: https://www.opcw.org/media-centre/featured-topics/ukraine

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Noort, D., Hotchkiss, P.J. Scientific collaboration to rid the world of chemical weapons. Nat Rev Chem 9, 728–729 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-025-00762-y

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