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U.S. is destroying the last of its once-vast chemical weapons arsenal

The long path to destruction began with 5,600 sheep mysteriously dying in Utah.

(Kenny Holston | The New York Times) Munitions operators Amira VanDall, left, and Shane Hurt working at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, Ky., June 22, 2023. Decades behind its initial schedule, the dangerous job of eliminating the world’s only remaining declared stockpile of lethal chemical munitions will be completed soon.

(Kenny Holston | The New York Times) Munitions operators Amira VanDall, left, and Shane Hurt working at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, Ky., June 22, 2023. Decades behind its initial schedule, the dangerous job of eliminating the world’s only remaining declared stockpile of lethal chemical munitions will be completed soon.

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By Dave Philipps and John Ismay | The New York Times