US destroys its last chemical weapons, closing a deadly chapter dating to World War I ANDREW DeMILLO, THOMAS PEIPERT and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press Jul 7, 2023 Jul 7, 2023 Updated Jan 10, 2024 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAm#xrw|~}s[ zJ] — %96 =2DE @7 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D’ 564=2C65 496>:42= H62A@?D DE@4<A:=6 H2D 56DEC@J65 2E 2 DAC2H=:?8 >:=:E2CJ :?DE2==2E:@? :? 62DE6C? z6?EF4<J[ $6?2E6 #6AF3=:42? =6256C |:E49 |4r@??6== 2??@F?465 uC:52J[ 2 >:=6DE@?6 E92E 4=@D6D 2 492AE6C @7 H2C72C6 52E:?8 324< E@ (@C=5 (2C x]k^AmkAm(@C<6CD 2E E96 q=F6 vC2DD pC>J s6A@E :? z6?EF4<J 56DEC@J65 C@4<6ED 7:==65 H:E9 vq ?6CG6 286?E[ 4@>A=6E:?8 2 564256D=@?8 42>A2:8? 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