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Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts) Tue Sep 10, 2013, 06:22 PM Sep 2013

Betting Pool -- When will the first Syrians CWs start heading to the incinerator?

I look forward to my betters offering their predictions.

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Betting Pool -- When will the first Syrians CWs start heading to the incinerator? (Original Post) Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 OP

There was an article posted yesterday about our own CW... Atman Sep 2013 #1

Now imagine that same situation in the middle of a vicious civil war. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #2

Bingo. Atman Sep 2013 #3

Atman

(31,464 posts)

1. There was an article posted yesterday about our own CW...

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 06:30 PM

Sep 2013

...which might not get you too excited for quick action. United States has a big stockpile of CW stored in warehouses in Kentucky. It's costing $5bil to build and incinerator to deal with them, and it won't even be ready until 2016. Point being, it's not as if we just take them over and destroy them...apparently it's quite a process. Of course, I'm sure the MIC will still find a way to profit from this.

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)

2. Now imagine that same situation in the middle of a vicious civil war.

Reply to Atman (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 06:37 PM

Sep 2013

Atman

(31,464 posts)

3. Bingo.

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 07:17 PM

Sep 2013

I mean, Syria declaring the weapons and international community taking them over is a good start if it's real. But the weapons will still exist for quite a while.

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