US Destroys All of Its Chemical Weapons.

On July 9th, 2023, the United States achieved a monumental accomplishment by completing the destruction of its final sarin projectile, effectively putting an end to its chemical weapons program. Join us as we delve into the significance of this event and explore the history and dangers of sarin, a highly lethal nerve agent. Discover how the US's chemical weapons stockpile, including sarin, was dismantled in compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention, an international treaty. Learn about the journey from Cold War deterrence to a commitment to global peace and safety.

[goldengrain]

The chef might have thrown the plate of food out but the cook book is very much still intact.

[ewjrn]

I’ve worked in an ER in Lexington Ky as a travel nurse. We have stock piles of chemical weapon antidotes. Always wondered why. Later found out this place was 20 miles away.

[djg]

There’s definitely a bunch of those tucked away in a underground bunker somewhere as well as other weapons we “destroyed”

[jeremyduncan]

Noone truly gets rid of it's stockpiles.

[DuckyTheFox]

Meanwhile in russia: hmm..what warcrimes can we commit today?

[pstewart]

We likely have other quite heinous and horrific weapons that make Sarin look like child's chemistry experiments.

[nellyprice]

No antidote?
Atropine: hold my autoinjector

[BigguBosu]

I'm confused about not having an antidote because during Tokyo's subway attacks in 1995, one of the attackers was exposed to it and had administrated an antidote.

[robertdole]

The very much is an antidote to Sarin. It is call Atropine and 2-Pam-Chloride. Every soldier Carrie’s one in his gas mask case.

[sprinkleZ_]

My cousin live near this depot. They mailed him plastic and told him to seal off a room in his house and store 2 days worth of food and water in it. They told them to be able to go into the room with a 5 minute notice.

[KibuFox]

For those curious, the way these are eliminated, is through incineration. Once the warheads are removed, they're placed inside a special incinerator and heated to around 2000 degrees F for 12 hours to burn off all the chemical weapon payload.

[adamscarrie]

I went to Berea College, its a few miles from the Bluegrass Army Depot. We had kits in the dorms that had instructions on how to seal ourselves inside in case of a chemical leak.

[HahaHaha-gqft]

Guaranteed they still have several stockpiles .

[thehippyvibes]

I’m sure there is still a secret warehouse full of them somewhere.

[ethicalroyaloil]

Just don’t let Ed Harris and his elite unit of mercenaries anywhere near this place

[edj]

"It can kill within minutes of exposure"
**Employee proceeds to not wear mask properly**

[andrewlanford]

The two guys handling the cylinders are either twins or have been working together for waaaay too long

[stevenlaplume]

I worked as a consultant for the Army Corp of Engineers on the project to build the facility to destroy these weapons. Glad to see this short and know my efforts way back got rid of this stuff. There were other facilities around the county we also worked on. One was out in the Pasific.

[ThundarBarBar]

The US now just conducts “Gain of Function Chemical” testing.

[easel]

Sure. I am sure there is a secret stash.