America has claimed that it has destroyed all its chemical weapons. US President Joe Biden on Friday announced the destruction of the country’s last stockpile of chemical weapons. “For more than 30 years, the United States has worked tirelessly to eliminate its stockpile of chemical weapons,” the president said in a statement.
Today I am proud to announce that we have safely destroyed the last of the ammunition in that stockpile. It brings us one step closer to a world free from the horrors of chemical weapons.
Encouraged to join the Chemical Weapons Convention
Successive administrations have determined that these weapons should never be developed or reused again, and this achievement not only fulfills our longstanding commitment under the Chemical Weapons Convention, it marks the first time that an international entity has The destruction of the entire class is not confirmed. Declared weapons of mass destruction.
The US President also thanked the thousands of Americans who have given their time and talents to ‘this noble and challenging mission’ for more than three decades. “I will continue to encourage other countries to join the Chemical Weapons Convention so that the global ban on chemical weapons can reach its full potential,” Biden said. He said Russia and Syria must abide by the Chemical Weapons Convention and report their undeclared programs that have been used to commit atrocities and attacks.
