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History of U.S. chemical weapons elimination
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01/06/2014
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Description:From World War I to 1968, the United States produced chemical weapons as a deterrent against use of similar weapons by other countries. Though never used in battle, these U.S. weapons are now obsolete and deteriorating with age. The U.S. national stockpile of lethal chemical warfare agents primarily involves six chemicals:
Nerve Agents
• GA – Tabun or ethyl N,N-dimethyl phosphoroamidocyanidate, CAS 77-81-6
• GB – Sarin or isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, CAS 107-44-8
• VX – O-ethyl-S-(2-diisopropylaminoethyl)-methyl phosphonothiolate, CAS 50782-69-9
Vesicant, or Blister Agents
• H, HD – Sulfur mustard, bis-(2-chloroethyl)sulfide, or di-2-chloroethyl sulfide (HD), CAS 505-60-2
• HT – bis(2-chloroethylthioethyl) ether (HT), CAS 63918-89-8
• L – Lewisite or dichloro 2-chlorovinylarsine, CAS 541-25-3
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Content Notes:Congress Mandates Destruction of Outdated Chemical Weapons -- U.S. Signs International Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty -- Disposal of Stockpile and Nonstockpile Chemical Warfare Agents.
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