Wednesday January 18, 2012 marked the final destruction of the mustard agent filled projectiles stored at the Deseret Chemical Depot; to be destroyed by incineration. The remaining stockpile of Lewisite, a vesicant/blister agent, is slated for liquid incineration on Saturday 1-21-12.
The US declared, in 1985, a stockpile of 31,500 tons of chemical weapons. The mission to destroy the US chemical stockpile has been a 16 year $3 billion mission. After the liquid incineration of the Lewisite on Saturday, the Government declares that only 10% of the originally declared 31,500 tons will remain. The remaining 10% is awaiting destruction, with no completion date set.
