Use of chemical weapons by a Ukrainian unit
Voltaire NetworkAUG 2023
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
It took decades longer than expected, but the US destruction of its chemical weapon stockpile was a massive undertaking that required great caution with extremely dangerous materials. What matters is that the US came in ahead of the deadline, and now for the first time, an international body can claim the eradication of a full category of mass-destruction weapons.
Establishment-critical narrative
At the same time the US destroyed the last of its chemical weapons, it agreed to share some of its most controversial and dangerous weapons — cluster munitions that are banned by more than 120 countries — with Ukraine for its war with Russia. The US shouldn’t be bragging. It should be embarrassed over its hypocrisy and warmongering.