Chemical Weapons Convention

An Update

presented by

Craig Williams, CDCAB Co-chair

13 June 2012

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

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.

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

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

Russian Federation has elected to keep their revised schedule

for 100% CW destructionclassified.

QUESTIONS / DISSCUSSION