7月15日CNN聽力：列國簽訂制止化學兵器條約燒毀化學兵器
Just the Facts
Just the Facts-chemical weapons like mustard gas ornerve agents are named for the toxic chemicals theycarry.
They can cause death, permanent damage ortemporary disability to people or animals.
Their use in warfare was outlawed in 1925, thoughthey have been used since then.
Some nations have developed chemical weapons as a threat or a deterrent to attacks.
During the cold war, the U.S. and Soviet Union built up massive stockpiles of chemicalweapons.
The U.S. and Russia are now in the process of destroying those weapons.
Critics of the international commitment to eliminate them say that if the U.S. is ever attackedwith chemical weapons, it won`t have any left of its own to retaliate with.
Supporters say America has a range of non-chemical weapons that it could use instead.
Another reason for their destruction-terrorist groups have tried to get chemical weapons.
The process of eliminating them is not a simple one.
We plan for the worst possible event.
You know, is this a dangerous profession?
A lot of professions are.
Ending Chemical Weapons
I never thought I would be working with chemical weapons.
This is my most favorite job. I love what I do.
And what we`re doing here is actually part of a noble mission.
In 1997, over 200 nations signed the Chemical Weapons Convention treaty so that all thosenations would complete destruction of their declared chemical weapons stockpile.
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