Another Step Toward a World Without Chemical Weapons

The U.S. Department of Defense announced on June 22, 2023, that the final remnants of chemical weapons at the Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado have been destroyed. This process involved the destruction of 780,000 mustard agent-filled munitions. The U.S. now has only one remaining site, the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky, where destruction is ongoing. The author argues that this compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) serves as a critical signal against the use of such weapons, contrasting U.S. actions with the illegal use of chemical weapons by Syria and Russia.

• On June 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that all chemical weapons stored at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado were destroyed, including 780,000 mustard agent-filled munitions.
• The United States has one remaining site where the destruction of its final chemical weapons is currently underway: the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky.
• The destruction of these weapons is part of the U.S. commitment to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which it ratified in 1997 after possessing over 30,000 tons of chemical agents.

APA

The Council on Strategic Risks (2023). Another Step Toward a World Without Chemical Weapons. https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/2023/06/27/another-step-toward-a-world-without-chemical-weapons/

Chicago

The Council on Strategic Risks. Another Step Toward a World Without Chemical Weapons. 2023. https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/2023/06/27/another-step-toward-a-world-without-chemical-weapons/.

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BibTeX

@misc{thecouncilonstrategicrisks2023another, author = {{The Council on Strategic Risks}}, title = {{Another Step Toward a World Without Chemical Weapons}}, publisher = {The Council on Strategic Risks}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/2023/06/27/another-step-toward-a-world-without-chemical-weapons/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }