U.S. Chemical Weapons Disposal Continues

The U.S. Army has made continuing progress in disposing of chemical weapons stored around the country, according to updates issued in September and October (see GSN, Sept. 10).

The Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Alabama as of yesterday had destroyed nearly 19,000 land mines filled with VX nerve agent, along with nearly 25,000 gallons of the chemical warfare material once contained in the weapons.

The plant has eliminated more than half of the weapons stored at the Anniston Chemical Depot. Hundreds of thousands of mustard blister agent weapons remain to be destroyed (see GSN, Sept. 29; Anniston Chemical Activity release, Oct. 14)...