| ID | 127861 |
| Title Proper | U.S. to destroy key Syrian chemical arms |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Horner, Daniel |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The United States will destroy Syria's most dangerous chemical weapons, using a mobile technology on board a ship, officials from the international team that is overseeing Syrian chemical disarmament said late last month. In a Nov. 30 press release, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said the operations would be conducted "on a U.S. vessel at sea using hydrolysis," a process that breaks down the chemical agent with hot water and a caustic compound such as sodium hydroxide. Hydrolysis is a type of neutralization, which, along with incineration, is one of the two main methods of destroying chemical weapons. |
| `In' analytical Note | Arms Control Today Vol.43, No.10; December 2013: p.26-29 |
| Journal Source | Arms Control Today Vol.43, No.10; December 2013: p.26-29 |
| Key Words | Syria ; United States ; US Vessels ; Hydrolysis ; Arms Control ; Disarmament ; Nonproliferation Treaty ; Chemical and Biological Weapons - CBW ; Destroying Chemical Weapons ; Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons - OPCW ; Syrian Chemical Disarmament ; International Organization - IO |