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Lugar celebrates opening of largest Nunn-Lugar WMD destruction project

Shchuchye, Russia -- On Friday, May 29, Senator Dick Lugar joined Russian officials in Siberia, Russia to open the the Nunn-Lugar Chemical Weapons Destruction Facility. At the ceremony, Senator Lugar said the facility is a testament to U.S.-Russian “cooperation and our shared dedication to addressing the threats posed by weapons of mass destruction.”

More than a decade in the making, the facility will destroy nearly 2 million chemical weapons shells and nerve agent that has been stored here since Soviet days. It is arguably the largest facility in the world destroying chemical munitions, and is currently the only operating facility that can accommodate the destruction of 2 million munitions.

“The experience of the Nunn-Lugar program in Russia has demonstrated that the threat of weapons of mass destruction can lead to extraordinary outcomes based on mutual interest. As new dangers emerge in third countries, the U.S. and Russia must work together around the world and aggressively pursue any non-proliferation opportunities that appear. Together we can utilize the Nunn-Lugar concept to address global threats,” Senator Lugar said.

For more information, visit the Nunn-Lugar page.

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