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Russian Facility Completes Mustard Gas Destruction
The Russian chemical weapons disposal facility in Gorny last week completed the destruction of mustard gas stockpiles, according to GatewayToRussia.com (see GSN, Nov. 13).
The facility has destroyed more than 620 metric tons of mustard, and specialists Friday began deactivating the disposal line, GatewayToRussia.com reported. The Gorny facility will next be used to destroy lewisite stockpiles (GatwayToRussia.com, Nov. 17).
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UNSCR 1540 Resource Collection
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