The Blue Grass Army Depot underwent an evaluation this week. The Depot is reporting good marks.
Inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons conducted the twenty-fifth systematic stockpile verification inspection. The inspection team assured accountability of every chemical weapon stored at the Depot. It’s part of the U.S. compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The team also reviewed all paperwork that recorded the munitions shipped to the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant for demilitarization since the last inspection in the fall of 2020.
The U.S., along with 192 other nation-states, agreed to destroy its chemical weapons stockpiles and former production facilities, and halt development, use, production and acquisition of chemical weapons.
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