The proper disposal of abandoned chemical weapons is a matter that bears on the object and purpose of the Convention and constitutes an important integral part of its implementation.

妥善处理遗弃化武攸关公约的宗旨和目标，是公约实施的重要组成部分。

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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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Efforts have been made since 1918 to stamp them out -- through the 1925 Geneva Protocol, which bans their use, and the 1997 Convention on Chemical Weapons, which bans their use, development, production and transfer -- but still some nations stockpile them.

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Last year, after Senate hearings on the Chemical Weapons Convention revealed that the treaty is unverifiable and could have a negative impact on U.S. national security, its ratification was sidetracked for a time.

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