Sangwon Yoon

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Diplomatic Correspondent covering the United Nations for Bloomberg News

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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.

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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