The Lubavitcher Rebbe SHLITA King Moshiach emphasizes that our generation is the generation of Redemption. In a well-known talk for the Shabbat chapter of Mishpatim in 1992, the Rebbe said: “In recent times there has been a universal desire for the final and complete end of world wars and for the beginning of a new period of world history in justice and fairness, peace and unity...”
These days, President Joe Biden has signed a document on completing the destruction of the US chemical weapons stockpile!
In the past, the US owned huge stockpiles of chemical weapons (tens of thousands of tonnes), but in a long process, together with Russia, dismantled all this huge stockpile, which in the past posed a danger to peace on the earth.
It should be mentioned that the process of reduction of nuclear weapons is also continuing, as the US has signed the “New START” treaty.
Statement from President Joe Biden on Completing the Destruction of the United States’ Chemical Weapons Stockpile
For more than 30 years, the United States has worked tirelessly to eliminate our chemical weapons stockpile. Today, I am proud to announce that the United States has safely destroyed the final munition in that stockpile—bringing us one step closer to a world free from the horrors of chemical weapons.
Successive administrations have determined that these weapons should never again be developed or deployed, and this accomplishment not only makes good on our long-standing commitment under the Chemical Weapons Convention, it marks the first time an international body has verified destruction of an entire category of declared weapons of mass destruction. I am grateful to the thousands of Americans who gave their time and talents to this noble and challenging mission for more than three decades.
Today — as we mark this significant milestone — we must also renew our commitment to forging a future free from chemical weapons. I continue to encourage the remaining nations to join the Chemical Weapons Convention so that the global ban on chemical weapons can reach its fullest potential. Russia and Syria should return to compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention and admit their undeclared programs, which have been used to commit brazen atrocities and attacks. We will continue to stand with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to prevent the stockpiling, production, and use of chemical weapons around the world. And together with our partners, we will not stop until we can finally and forever rid the world of this scourge.
