Chemical Weapons Convention Update 13 June 2012
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The document summarizes updates on several countries' progress toward destroying their chemical weapon stockpiles in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention. The United States, Russia, and Libya were unable to meet the 2012 deadline and submitted new plans to complete destruction by 2023, a classified date for Russia, and 2016 for Libya. The document also provides details on chemical weapons destruction facilities planned and operated by the United States and Libya.
Chemical Weapons Convention Update 13 June 2012
- 1. Chemical Weapons Convention An Update presented by Craig Williams, CDCAB Co-chair 13 June 2012
- 2. Chemical Weapons Treaty Breach • Entered into Force: 29 April 1997 • Currently 188 countries are party to the Treaty. Signed but not ratified: Burma, Israel. Not signed: Angola, North Korea, Egypt, Somalia, South Sudan and Syria. • 100% Destruction required by 2007 with one time 5 year extension to 2012 • Libya, Russia and the U.S. unable to meet extended deadline • OPCW (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) decides not to impose sanctions or other penalties but increases reporting and inspection frequency requirements. (12/11) • U.S. submits new cost/schedule data via APB on 13 April 2012
- 3. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REPORT TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DESTRUCTION ACTIVITY AS OF 31 MARCH 2012 TWENTIETH REPORT The United States has worked to minimise the time required to complete destruction of the remaining CW stockpile without sacrificing safety and security, through the continued execution of risk mitigation efforts, application of lessons learned from past destruction operations, and use of performance incentives. The installation of additional destruction systems (e.g., detonation devices, a separate treatment system for GA and L, and conducting some destruction as a non-contiguous operation to complement existing facilities) assisted U.S. efforts to accelerate the destruction of CW while enabling the safe handling of problematic munitions in an environmentally sound manner. The United States remains committed to destroying its entire CW stockpile in the most expeditious manner practicable, consistent with its Chemical Weapons Convention obligations assigning the highest priority to ensuring the safety of people, to protecting the environment, and to destroying chemical weapons, in accordance with its national standards for safety and emissions.
- 4. OPCW Executive Council Sixty-Eighth Session EC-68/NAT.2 1 – 4 May 2012 Original: ENGLISH FORM: NAME AND LOCATION OF EACH EXISTING AND PLANNED CW DESTRUCTION FACILITY FACILITY EXPECTED PERIOD OF OPERATION Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant APR 2020- SEP 2023 Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) DEC 2015- NOV 2019
- 5. LIBYA DETAILED PLAN FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS REMAINING AFTER THE FINAL EXTENDED DEADLINE OF 29 APRIL 2012 (AS PER C-16/DEC.11, DATED 1 DECEMBER 2011) FORM: GENERAL INFORMATION Name of the State Party: LIBYA Date plan submitted: 18 April 2012 Date destruction is planned to be completed (planned completion date): 31 December 2016 Number of existing CWDF to be operated over the destruction period: One Number of new CWDF planned to be operated over the destruction period: Two
- 6. Russian Federation has elected to keep their revised schedule for 100% CW destruction classified.