How many routine inspections does the Technical Secretariat conduct cumulatively and in each state per year?
During its first year of operations, the Technical Secretariat conducted over two hundred inspections. By the end of the fourth year, nearly one thousand total inspections had occurred in forty-nine countries. The number of inspections conducted in each state depends on whether that state declared possession of chemical weapons and whether it has a sizeable commercial chemical industry. States that have large chemical weapons stockpiles, as well as large commercial industries, can expect dozens of inspections on a yearly basis. On the other hand, some states declared no chemical weapons capability and have few, if any, facilities that qualify for Schedule 2 inspections. In countries where the chemical industrial base is just beginning to develop, a period of a year or more may pass without a routine inspection. The CWC contains quotas and requirements for equitable geographic distribution so that the burden of inspections is not concentrated on just a handful of countries.
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