In May 2018, Great Britain transmitted an unusual request to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
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- https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/EC/M-60/en/ecm6001_e_.pdf (opcw.org)
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