US Close to Destroying the Last , of Its Chemical Weapons Stockpile.<br />Fox News reports that the United States is close <br />to completing a longstanding campaign to eliminate <br />its stockpile of declared chemical weapons.<br />Fox News reports that the United States is close <br />to completing a longstanding campaign to eliminate <br />its stockpile of declared chemical weapons.<br />At the Blue Grass Army Depot, workers are reportedly getting ready to destroy the last rockets armed with a GB nerve agent, which signifies the end of a stockpile that once totaled over 30,000 tons.<br />Last month, Army depots in Richmond, Kentucky, <br />and Pueblo, Colorado, destroyed the last of <br />their chemical agents stored at those facilities.<br />Fox News reports that the move marks <br />a defining moment for global arms control.<br />According to the international Chemical Weapons Convention, <br />which was put in place back in 1997, the U.S. has until September 30 <br />to eliminate the rest of its chemical weapons stockpile.<br />One thing that we’re really proud of <br />is how we’re finishing the mission. , Kim Jackson, Manager of the Pueblo Chemical <br />Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, via Fox News.<br />We’re finishing it for good for <br />the United States of America, Kim Jackson, Manager of the Pueblo Chemical <br />Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, via Fox News.<br />Military experts claim that destroying the munitions <br />sends the message that chemical weapons <br />are no longer acceptable on the battlefield.<br />The message is meant for nations <br />that haven't signed on to the joint <br />agreement made by 193 countries. .<br />It shows that countries can really ban <br />a weapon of mass destruction. If they <br />want to do it, it just takes the political <br />will and it takes a good verification system, Paul F. Walker, vice chairman of the Arms Control Association and coordinator of the Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition, via Fox News
