US eliminates all remaining chemical weapons
The Last of the U.S. Chemical Weapons Stockpile Destroyed
The Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in Kentucky successfully performed the procedure to destroy the remaining munition, marking a significant milestone in compliance with the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention. This international agreement, signed by 193 countries, aimed to chemical weapons“>eliminate chemical weapons stockpiles worldwide
. The United States, with the assistance of another plant in Pueblo, Colorado, became the final state to comply.President Biden’s Statement
“Successive administrations have determined that these weapons should never again be developed or deployed, and this accomplishment not only makes good on our long-standing commitment under the Chemical Weapons Convention, it marks the first time an international body has verified destruction of an entire category of declared weapons of mass destruction,” President Joe Biden said in a statement on Friday.
However, President Biden also acknowledged that Russia and Syria are not in compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention and have committed “brazen atrocities and attacks.”
“Today—as we mark this significant milestone—we must also renew our commitment to forging a future free from chemical weapons,” Biden said. “I continue to encourage the remaining nations to join the Chemical Weapons Convention so that the global ban on chemical weapons can reach its fullest potential.”
Fernando Arias, the director-general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), described this moment as “an important milestone” and a “critical step towards achieving its mission to permanently eliminate all chemical weapons.”
Since 1997, the states involved in the OPCW have collectively destroyed a total of 72,304.34 metric tonnes of chemical weapons, representing 98% of the world’s population.
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