Disposal Operations
As of January 2007, 7,593 tons (6,888 metric tons) of chemical weapons have been destroyed using incineration. All GB (sarin) was destroyed by March 2002 and all VX by June 2005. In 2006, the facility was changed-over to handle destruction of mustard gas in ton-sized containers. By March 15, 2009, 3,216 ton containers and 54,453 projectiles of mustard gas had been destroyed (51.5% of Deseret's mustard agent stockpile). The last explosively configured mustard gas munition was reported destroyed in May 2010. All Tabun (GA) was destroyed by November 10, 2011. Disposal of mustard gas containing land mines as well as a small stockpile of Lewisite has not been completed. All disposal operations concluded January 21, 2012.
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