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Expand Collapse The OPCW and its mission Highlighted
  • 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
Expand Collapse History of Chemical Weapons Highlighted
  • Lesson 2.1 What is a chemical weapon?
  • Lesson 2.2 Origins of chemical weapons
  • Lesson 2.3 Chemical weapons since World War I and the importance of preventing re-emergence
  • 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
Expand Collapse Chemical Safety and Security, and Ethics Highlighted
  • 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 2.2.1 Learn more about the connections between developments in the field of chemistry and the development of chemical weapons

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