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Russian Depot Destroys 5,300 Metric Tons of Nerve Agent
A Russian chemical weapons disposal plant has eliminated more than 5,300 metric tons of the nerve agent sarin in the last two years, ITAR-Tass reported yesterday (see GSN, Aug. 3).
Disposal of soman nerve agent stored at the chemical depot near the village of Leonidovka is set to start next month.
Plans are still being developed for building a structure where particularly complicated chemical munitions can be safely disarmed.
The Leonidovka installation held roughly 17 percent of Russia's chemical weapons, originally totaling 6,886 metric tons of warfare materials. The stockpile is scheduled to be eliminated by May 2012, one month past the deadline set by the Chemical Weapons Convention (see GSN, June 30; ITAR-Tass, Aug. 24).
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