Russia has destroyed more than half of the stockpiles of chemical weapons

In accordance with the plan for the implementation of the presidential program "Destruction of chemical weapons in the Russian Federation ”to 26 December 2011 of the year in Russia 60% of previously declared stockpiles of chemical weapons were destroyed, reports TSAMTO.

This was announced by Viktor Kholstov, Director of the Department for the Implementation of Conventional Commitments of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia.

In the process of destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles, priority is given to ensuring technical and environmental safety, creating a social infrastructure in the areas where chemical weapons destruction facilities are located, protecting the health of personnel and the population living in the area of ​​protective measures, and international cooperation.

Many years of successful accident-free operation of chemical weapons destruction facilities is carried out thanks to advanced domestic technologies for the disposal of toxic substances, coordinated actions of the Federal Directorate for the safe storage and destruction of chemical weapons at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia.

As part of the final stage IV of the elimination of chemical weapons, Russia will have to destroy the remaining stocks of toxic agents in a short time. The country has everything for the successful implementation of this strategic task.

Russia, having passed the next frontier of the Program, reaffirmed its commitment to the rigorous implementation of its international obligations under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, the message posted on the official website of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Comments

[Sergh]

Yes, how much this nastiness has accumulated, all the infections around the world have been drained. That’s because the people, destroys itself, and it reaches the brain with difficulty.

[Chuck-norris]

And when will they be dragged from the Baltic Sea for disposal? Scary! There are many relatives in the K. Region.

[almost demobil]

And who has the information, the Ukrainians that they found mustard in the sea along the entire Crimean coast last year or what?

[Tsim]

What is destroyed is good. But you should not forget about Pindos, I think we need to leave them a little.

[snek]

After the manifestation of nuclear weapons, they were not worth producing at all. And so it turns out a lot of resources were spent on production, storage and then disposal.

[azgard]

destroy then destroy but how much do they produce?

[snek]

Why produce it? Even the Germans at the end of World War II, when they understood that defeat was inevitable, did not use it.

[dred]

That's right, completely destroyed.

[Denis1982]

I think that a missile with a nuclear warhead can be shot down and thereby neutralize, and a missile with a chemical. no weapons, because in the breeze the poison will bring to the target ...
ps Something I didn’t particularly hear that the Americans and other henchmen in emergency mode destroyed the Khimki ...