US President Joe Biden announced the successful elimination of the United States' decades-old stockpiles of chemical weapons on 8th July 2023, marking a significant milestone in the eradication of these deadly agents worldwide. In a statement, President Biden proudly declared the safe destruction of the final munition, bringing the world one step closer to a future free from the horrors of chemical weapons.
The United States became the last signatory of the Chemical Weapons Convention to complete the disposal of its declared stockpiles. While some states may still possess secret reserves, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons hailed the achievement as a historic success of disarmament, emphasizing the irreversible destruction of all declared chemical weapons stockpiles worldwide.
President Biden called for continued vigilance and urged countries that have not signed or ratified the treaty to do so, emphasizing the importance of compliance to prevent future atrocities.
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