Mediterranean Sea To Possibly Become Site of Chemical Weapons Dump

An anonymous reader writes "The organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has proposed destroying at least 1000 tons of the confiscated Syrian chemical weapon stockpile out at sea, which some fear will destroy delicate ecosystems vital to sea and human life alike. The OPCW claims the plan is 'technically feasible' and is apparently willing to risk ecological disaster to destroy the toxic contents of the weaponry in or above the sea. Members of the press were told, 'the group is considering whether to destroy the chemical weapons in the ocean, either on a ship or by loading them onto an offshore rig.'"

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Please allow me to propose a new site ...

[Taco Cowboy]

Actually there is a VERY VERY SUITABLE SITE for dumping the chemical.

It's at the Fukushima site, of Japan.

Since the sea over there has already been HEAVILY POLLUTED BY RADIOACTIVE WASTE, adding a little bit more chemical into the mix won't make the situation any more worse

On the other hand, dumping the chemical into the Mediterranean Sea would complicate things a lot - as there ARE a lot of countries which would be affected, from Spain to France to Italy to Greece to Turkey to Syria to Lebanon to Israel to Egypt to Tunisia ... all the way to Morocco

Of course those Japanese won't be happy about my proposal.

But then, when the Japanese kill whales and dolphins, they do not care how the rest of the world feel.

Why should we care about how they feel now, if we dump those chemicals near Fukushima ?