President Biden Announces Successful Elimination of US Chemical Weapons Stockpile

President Joe Biden announces that the United States has successfully destroyed its entire chemical weapons stockpile, marking the first time an international body has verified the destruction of an entire category of declared weapons of mass destruction. Biden calls on other nations, particularly Russia and Syria, to return to compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention and join the global ban on chemical weapons. The United States will continue to work with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to prevent the stockpiling, production, and use of chemical weapons worldwide.