WASHINGTON, 24 September 2021, (TON): The United States expects to complete the elimination of its chemical weapons arsenal in 2023. This was confirmed by US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense overseeing chemical and biological defense, Brandi Vann.

“Of course, in terms of the obligations imposed by US government legislation, we should keep in mind the deadline of December 31, 2023. US Congress has ordered us to eliminate [the US military chemical warfare arsenal] by that time. we are actually working to meet the September [2023] deadline as stipulated in the Che-mical Weapons Convent-ion, “a Pentagon spokesw-oman said in a webinar ho-sted by the American non-governmental weapons.

Vann said “it’s imperative for our national security to meet the deadlines.”

According to her, “The United States continues to demonstrate steady and measurable progress towards the complete elimination of the arsenal” of chemical weapons. “I want to emphasize that we remain fully committed to eliminating chemical weapons as safely and as quickly as practicable. The United States is currently on track to move towards the [designated] completion dates [for eliminating the chemical warfare arsenal],” the official said. military department.

Vann added that that US has officially destroyed 97% of its chemical weapons arsenal. Only 3% separates us from the full implementation of this initiative.”