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June 9, 1998: US Congress Kills Chemical Weapons Convention

1998-06-09

US Congress votes 392-22 in favor of legislation that restricts international inspections of chemical sites in the United States, effectively killing the Chemical Weapons Convention. [Henry Stimson Center, 6/16/1998 pdf file ; Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists website, 2/23/2004]