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Lesson 2.3 Chemical weapons since World War I and the importance of preventing re-emergence
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OPCW and its mission
History of Chemical Weapons
Lesson 2.3 Chemical weapons since World War I and the importance of preventing re-emergence
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Lesson 1.1 Bringing the world together to tackle chemical weapons
Lesson 1.2 Inside the OPCW
Lesson 1.3 Mandate of the OPCW
Branch 1.1.1 Advances in chemistry and the dynamic CWC
Branch 1.1.2 Need for international cooperation and dynamic agreements
Branch 1.2.1 Jobs
Branch 1.2.2 OPCW buildings
Branch 1.3.1 Learn more about the techniques for chemical warfare agent detection used during inspections
Branch 1.3.2 Destroying chemical weapons
Lesson 2.1 What is a chemical weapon?
Lesson 2.2 Origins of chemical weapons
Branch 2.1.1 Learn more about the legal language of the CWC that defines chemical weapons
Branch 2.1.2 Learn more about how nerve agents affect biochemical pathways
Branch 2.2.1 Learn more about the connections between developments in the field of chemistry and the development of chemical weapons
Branch 2.2.2 Learn more about the primary sources that indicate historical uses of chemical weapons
Branch 2.3.1 Learn more about how the properties of a chemical weapon affect the outcome of a chemical weapons attack
Branch 2.3.2 Learn more about the representation of chemical weapons and their use in art
Lesson 3.1 Dual uses of chemistry
Lesson 3.2 Chemical safety and security
Lesson 3.3 Responsible use of chemistry
Branch 3.1.1 Other dual-use materials and technologies
Branch 3.2.1 Examine more deeply the role the CWC has in maintaining chemical safety and security around chemical weapons
Branch 3.3.1 Ethical theories
Branch 3.3.2 Learn more about how practices in chemistry can be made more green and sustainable
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Branch 2.1.1 Learn more about the legal language of the CWC that defines chemical weapons