Experts start destroying chemical weapons

Experts destroyed missile warheads, aerial bombs and chemical mixing equipment October 6 on the first day of a campaign to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons. The operation, performed by Syrian personnel under the supervision of international disarmament experts, took place under the terms of a UN Security Council resolution that will see Damascus relinquish the banned arms. The team faces the daunting task of disposing of an estimated 1,000 tons of the nerve agent sarin, mustard gas and other banned arms at dozens of sites in Syria by mid-2014.

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