After announcing the elimination of the remnants of the US chemical weapons arsenal, Fernando Arias, Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), confirmed that all such declared weapons remaining in the world had been destroyed. This has been reported organization website.
In the statement, Arias congratulated all States party to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), and in this case the United States, on such a great achievement by the international community.
“Completion of the destruction of all declared chemical weapons stockpiles is an important milestone for the organization. “This is a critical step towards achieving the mission of finally eliminating all chemical weapons,” Arias said.
Prior to that, US President Joe Biden approved elimination of the last remaining stockpiles of chemical weapons in the country’s arsenal.
On the eve of the Republican leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell said that the United States is eliminating its declared stockpile of chemical weapons.
According to the senator, the last stockpiles of chemical weapons were destroyed at a military base in Kentucky. By destroying nerve gas rockets, workers ended a decades-long campaign to destroy more than 30,000 tons of ammunition by the end of the Cold War.
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