fighting might break out in some areas. The key is to try and get out of those situations quickly."

The OPCW, which has been on the ground in Syria since October 1, was awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

The organisation has two branches. One is comprised of the laboratory scientists who analyze field samples and send them to other independent partner labs for separate analysis.

The other branch is the inspectors who catalogue stockpiles of chemical weapons, oversee their destruction, take samples after alleged attacks and speak to witnesses on the ground.

Many inspectors have a background in science, but their ranks are also made up of logistics experts, weapons experts who identify munitions that may have been used to deploy chemical weapons, and health and safety experts to make surethe teams do not get overexposed to potentially dangerous chemicals.

Twenty-five inspectors from 17 nations have taken part in the training program in Wildflecken, Germany this week. The head of training tells CNN he is happy with their performance.

"They identified what had happened and quickly helped everyone. I think they did really well."

But as realistic as the training was, it was just an exercise. And the next stop for some of inspectors could be one of the most dangerous places in the world.