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Article: IRA leaders say they have begun to destroy illegal arsenal.(The Dallas Morning News)
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- October 23, 2001
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LONDON _ The leaders of the Irish Republican Army said Tuesday that they had begun to destroy their vast illegal arsenal, a vital development that may signal the end of their bloody 32-year war against British rule.
The IRA's long-awaited announcement that decommissioning has actually started breathes new life into the Northern Ireland peace process, which has been on the verge of total breakdown because of the impasse over the fate of the IRA weapons.
The IRA's actions were confirmed by leaders of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning, which is charged with overseeing the disarmament process, and welcomed by British Prime Minister ...