Scientists must be alert to misuse of their work for chemical weapons
Call made to tighten rules defining legitimate use of chemicals and bans on certain new classes of them
As countries party to the Chemicals Weapons Convention (CWC) gather in The Hague to plan strategy for the next five years, UK experts are warning that the global and scientific communities must regularly review developments in chemistry to prevent their misuse. They also call for tighter rules defining ‘legitimate uses’ and prohibition regimes for certain new chemicals.