US has destroyed last of its VX nerve agent stockpiles

VX structure

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After decades in storage, 470 tonnes of VX, sarin and mustard gas were safely eliminated

The US has destroyed the last of its 18,000 VX-filled rockets, meaning it has now eliminated 470 tonnes of VX, sarin and mustard gas – about 2% of the country’s entire chemical weapons stockpile.