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Search results for "chemical depot" ...
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Project security: Indiana's WMD
This WISH investigation reveals the danger to the public from the 1,200 tons of VX stored at the Newport Chemical Weapons Depot in Indiana. The TV station uncovers a number of security lapses at the depot, questions the efficacy of the government's disaster plan, and exposes a number of lies by the U.S. Army regarding the safe destruction of the chemical.
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; VX nerve agent; chemical weapons; weapons of mass destruction; WMD
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Toxic material lingers at depot
Streater's Star-Telegram article explains the contamination of soil in the surrounding areas of the Forth Worth Federal Center. The Center used to be an old Army supply depot, and stored, for over sixty years, lead, magneses ore, and additional raw materials. After looking over 5000 pages of Federal, state, and city records, the Star-Telegram uncovers a few hidden facts. The soil of a nearby preschool and playground are both contaminated. Environmental consultants warned that humans should not be in contact with contaminated areas. There is speculation of drums of buried chemical waste, including Agent Orange (circa Vietnam) somewhere in the area.
Tags: Fort Worth Federal Center; North Greenbriar; contaminated soil
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Utah got burned in weapons screw-up
"A decade of missteps delayed a process intended to rid the United States of its arsenal of a deadly chemical weapon agent, cost taxpayers millions of dollars and contributed to America's failure to meet the destruction deadline set by an international treaty."
Tags: weapons; chemical weapons; tax money; treaty; Deseret Chemical Depot; military; army
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Umatilla: Mistrust & Money
Triggered by a false emergency warning on Dec. 30, 1999, the investigation researches on the chemical protection program for the inhabitants that live near the Umatilla Chemical Depot, where 12% of America's chemical weapons are stored. The article details how, after 10 years and $50 million, the goverment is still unable to protect the people and were the major errors reside in the CSEPP policies and program implementation.
Tags: Oregon; Oregon State Police; chemical weapons; chemical depot; FEMA; Pentagon; Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program; FOIA; Army; chemical safety.
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News Tribune (Woodbridge, N.J.) Tribune finds buried munitions and chemical waste at a former munitions depot; finds the improper disposal of mustard gas, May - December 1991.
Tags: IRE Award
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KPTV-TV (Portland) examines plans by the Army to dispose of deadly chemical weapons at a local depot; plans to incinerate the obsolete weapons pose safety and environmental threats to the Pacific Northwest, Nov. 24, 1990.