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 Notably, Germany was excluded from early IUPAC participation due to prejudice from the Allied powers following World War I. It wasn't until 1929 that Germany was finally admitted into IUPAC. However, during World War II, Nazi Germany was removed from the organisation. Throughout the war, IUPAC aligned itself with the Allied powers but had minimal involvement in the war effort. Both East and West Germany were readmitted to IUPAC in 1973. Since World War II, IUPAC has concentrated on standardising nomenclature and methodologies across various scientific disciplines, continuing its vital role in the global scientific community.
+In 2016, IUPAC publicly condemned the use of chlorine as a chemical weapon. This stance was articulated in a letter addressed to Ahmet Üzümcü, the director of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). In the correspondence, IUPAC expressed its serious concerns regarding the use of chlorine as a weapon during the Syrian civil war and in other contexts. The letter emphasized, ''Our organisations deplore the use of chlorine in this manner. The indiscriminate attacks, possibly carried out by a member state of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), are of concern to chemical scientists and engineers around the globe, and we stand ready to support your mission of implementing the CWC.''
+According to the CWC, which has 192 state party signatories, the use, stockpiling, distribution, development, or storage of any chemical weapons is strictly prohibited. IUPAC's condemnation reflects its commitment to ethical standards in chemistry and its support for global efforts to prevent the misuse of chemical substances.
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