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The first unit of a chemical weapons destruction plant to eliminate deadly phosphorus-based nerve agents opened at the Siberian town of Shchuchye, the plant being Russia's fifth chemical weapons destruction facility.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Economy, Business & Finance, Science & Technology
- Location: Kurgan region, Russia
- Event date: 29.05.2009
- Date published: 30.05.2009
- Author: Pavel Lisitsyn
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3368x2245px, 3.1Mb