The US military dropped off its last batch of artillery shells carrying deadly VX nerve agent to be destroyed
The US military dropped off its last batch of artillery shells carrying deadly VX nerve agent to be destroyed Posted on VX is a highly lethal and persistent nerve agent outlawed by the Chemical Weapons Convention. The US hopes to eliminate all of its chemical weapons by the end of 2023 to meet its treaty goals. The US military delivered the last batch of the nation's stockpiled 155 mm projectiles carrying VX nerve agent for destruction this week, according to the US Army Chemical Materials Activity. Blue Grass Chemical Activity crews moved the last of the nearly 13,000 projectiles filled ...