WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. has destroyed the last of its declared chemical weapons stockpile, President Joe Biden said on Friday, bringing to an end a decades-long effort to eliminate the deadly weapons first used on a large scale in World War One.
As part of the Chemical Weapons Convention, which was ratified by the U.S. Senate in 1997, the U.S. and other signatories are required to destroy their chemical weapons stockpile by Sept. 30, 2023.
The U.S. has been destroying its remaining stockpiles at U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot in Pueblo, Colorado, and Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD) in Richmond, Kentucky.
"Chemical weapons are responsible for some of the most horrific episodes of human loss.
Chemical weapons came to the fore during World War One, which became known as the "chemist's war."
Persons:
Joe Biden, Biden, Mitch McConnell, Idrees Ali, Dan Whitcomb, Marguerita Choy
Organizations:
U.S, Chemical Weapons Convention, U.S . Senate, White, Army Pueblo Chemical, Blue Grass Army, The U.S, Centers for Disease Control, Senate Republican, United, Thomson
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U.S, United States, Pueblo , Colorado, Richmond , Kentucky, Kentucky, The, United Nations