Army Destroys Last Sarin-Filled Rockets at Anniston

The last of more than 42,000 M55 rockets filled with sarin nerve agent were incinerated Friday at the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Alabama, the U.S. Army announced (see GSN, Oct. 29).

“All 42,738 rockets, along with 24 rocket warheads, that were part of the chemical weapons stockpile at Anniston Army Depot have now been safely demilitarized,” said site project manager Timothy Garrett in a press release Friday (U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency release, Oct. 29).

Tens of thousands of sarin-filled artillery shells and weapons filled with VX nerve agent and mustard gas remain in storage at the depot, the Associated Press reported.

Destruction of the sarin-filled shells is expected to begin next month, according to AP (Associated Press/Tuscaloosa News, Nov. 1).

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