DEFENSE TREATY INSPECTION READINESS PROGRAM
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of Department of Defense programs, operations,
and activities by providing security preparedness
education, assistance, and advice concerning the
wide variety of operational activities associated
with arms control implementation.
BioprepWatch.com,
15 February 2010,
www.bioprepwatch.com
U.S. Army officials have announced that more than 70 percent of the Army's chemical weapons stockpiles have been destroyed with the majority expected to be destroyed by 2012.
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UN News Service,
16 February 2010,
www.un.org/news
The United Nations-backed convention banning the use of cluster munitions will enter into force on August 1, 2010, after the 30th country ratified the pact today [February 16, 2010], a move that was immediately welcomed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as “a major advance on the global disarmament agenda.”
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The Arms Control Inspector describes the missions of foreign arms control inspectors conducting on-site inspection activities at U.S. sites and facilities.