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    The Plan to Destroy Syria's Chemical Weapons

    The United Nations is about to embark on a mission that’s never been tried before: the dismantling and destruction of Syria’s 1000-ton arsenal of chemical weapons in just 8 months.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The United Nations is about to embark on a mission that’s never been tried before: the dismantling and destruction of Syria’s 1000-ton arsenal of chemical weapons in just 8 months. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has announced that a team of 100 specialists will be chosen from the Organization for the prohibition of Chemical Weapons based in The Hague. Sangwon Yoon covers the UN for Bloomberg News.

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      Warren Olney

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    The GOP: Split Down the Middle on Immigration Reform
    1. 0:00The Plan to Destroy Syria's Chemical WeaponsYou’re reading this
    2. 8:06What's Next for Immigration Reform?
    3. 41:40Author David Finkel on the Long Road Home from Iraq
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