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US Strategy for Ridding Syria of Chemical Arms
un article par August Conner
A series of steps are being planned out by the
United States and their partners in order to
disarm Syria’s chemical weapons program, which in
turn negates the backsliding by President Bashar
al-Assad and ultimately shorten the time required
to work in the country. This plan will be in
effect as of early November, where the equipment
is to be destroyed responsible for the producing
of chemicals, filling warheads, bombs and poison
gas. This can be easily accomplished with simple
artifacts such as sledge hammers and bulldozers. 
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Associated Press reported that this was to take
place today, Sunday the 6th of October. A step
towards neutralizing Syria’s chemicals has been
suggested, called Field Deployment Hydrolysis.
Field Deployment Hydrolysis is designed to
transform chemicals into compounds which cannot be
used for military purposes by mixing them with
water and heating them. The Pentagon states the
operation can be carried out within ten days of
shipping.
A senior State Department Official said that this
operation would show “early demonstration” and that
“It will reduce the possibility that the Syrian
regime can change its mind.” “It will greatly reduce
the size and duration of the international footprint
in Syria.”
The outlined version of the plan for destroying
Syria’s chemical weapons programs has been between
American and Russian officials has been refined
with experts at the Organization for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The plan has been
endorsed by the United Nations Security Council,
but its goal is still uncertain. Syrian government
is trying to consolidate their chemical arsenal at
sites under its control. Due to the bulk form of
chemicals will allow the disarmament effort to
proceed.
International inspectors have had generally good
cooperation with the Assad government, however the
disarmament effort is depending severely of the
Syrian military and on Russia’s willingness to use
leverage with the authorities. American officials
say, an early test of Assad government’s
willingness to cooperate will show when the
government releases a more formal document this
month.
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