ASSESSMENTS
Destroying Syria's Chemical Weapons
Sep 17, 2013 | 14:22 GMT

British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L), French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (C) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at a Sept. 16 news conference on Syria in Paris.
(KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images)
Summary
While plans for the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles take shape, the magnitude of the operation should not be overlooked. The effort will take years, will not wholly eliminate the threat of chemical weapons' use in the near term and will be fraught with risk.
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