{"id":1967175,"date":"2023-07-07T20:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T00:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-destroys-last-of-its-chemical-weapons-stockpile\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T20:29:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T00:29:45","slug":"us-destroys-last-of-its-chemical-weapons-stockpile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-destroys-last-of-its-chemical-weapons-stockpile\/","title":{"rendered":"US eliminates all remaining chemical weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-destroys-last-of-its-chemical-weapons-stockpile%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967175&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Last of the U.S. Chemical Weapons Stockpile Destroyed<\/h2>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-destroys-last-of-its-chemical-weapons-stockpile\/\" title=\"US eliminates all remaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">chemical weapons<\/a>&#8220;>eliminate chemical weapons stockpiles worldwide<\/a>. The United States, with the assistance of another plant in Pueblo, Colorado, became the final state to comply.<\/p>\n<h3>President Biden&#8217;s Statement<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Successive administrations have determined that these weapons should never again be developed or deployed, and this accomplishment not only makes good on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-lgbtq-pride-products-carried-by-retailers-this-year\/\" title=\"5 LGBTQ \u2018Pride\u2019 Products Carried By Retailers This Year\">long-standing commitment<\/a> under the Chemical Weapons Convention, it marks the first time an international body has verified destruction of an entire category of declared weapons of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-johnson-the-cia-has-become-the-kgb\/\" title=\"Larry Johnson: The CIA Has Become the KGB\">mass destruction<\/a>,&#8221; President Joe Biden said in a statement on Friday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, President Biden also acknowledged that Russia and Syria are not in compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention and have committed &#8220;brazen atrocities and attacks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Today\u2014as we mark this significant milestone\u2014we must also renew our commitment to forging a future free from chemical weapons,&#8221; Biden said. &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Fernando Arias, the director-general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), described this moment as &#8220;an important milestone&#8221; and a &#8220;critical step towards achieving its mission to permanently eliminate all chemical weapons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s population.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in Kentucky. This marked the completion of the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention, with all 193 countries now having destroyed their chemical weapons stockpiles. 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