Ban said his teams are consulting with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the World Health Organization.

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To preclude such intrusive inspections requires the vote of three-fourths of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Treaties Alone Will Do Little

Currently, 188 nations, representing the vast bulk of the world's population, have signed up to the Convention on Chemical Weapons, which is overseen by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

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The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is already headquartered in the Hague with a Conference of State Parties, an Executive Council, and a Technical Secretariat whose verification responsibilities extend over 100 pages.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Chemical weapons treaty quicksand

Fears that the Chemical Weapons Convention will be exploited for the purpose of conducting economic espionage have only been further reinforced by the nature of the appointments to key posts by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy