reduction sites have been identified and rendered unusable through quick, chea destructionh as cutting torches to get rid of the hardware. but that leaves the chemical agents themselves stored all over the country and will take much longer to get rid of. syria is said to have one of the largest stockpiles of chemical weapons in the world, more than 1000 tons. these include mustard gas, and exposure to the causes was to remove the skin and the nerve agent sarin. enough exposure can lead to death bikes position within minutes. szarin was used on the tokyo underground in 1995. and then the most toxic michael warfare agent known to make it stick around for a long -- chemical warfare agent known that can stick around for a long time. they can destroy them either by consideration of very high temperatures to destroy the toxicity of the chemical, or neutralization by adding water or other products. this can be done either in mobile destruction systems inside syria, or by shipping them to a chemical weapons destruction facility somewhere like russia. but that raises concerns about allowing the