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Army Depot's chemical weapons stockpile undergoes international inspection

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Inspectors from an international chemical weapons organization reviewed Blue Grass Army Depot’s chemical munititions last week.

Representatives of the International- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons conducted the 26th systematic stockpile verification inspection at the Blue Grass Chemical Activity.

The team assured accountability of every chemical weapon stored at the Army installation as part of U.S. compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Inspectors also reviewed paperwork for munitions shipped to the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant for demilitarization since the last inspection in April.

The U.S., along with 192 other nation-states, agreed to destroy chemical weapons stockpiles and former production facilities plus halt development, use, production, and acquisition of chemical weapons.

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