Tooele Begins Destruction of VX-Filled Land Mines

The Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Utah on Friday destroyed the last VX nerve agent-filled spray tank stored at the Deseret Chemical Depot and began to incinerate VX-filled land mines, the U.S. Army announced (see GSN, Dec. 21, 2004).

Destruction of more than 22,000 VX land mines, scheduled for completion this spring, would eliminate all munitions containing the nerve agent at the depot, according to the Army statement.

The plant is then expected to prepare to eliminate munitions containing mustard agent, the final stockpile chemical scheduled for destruction (U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency release, Dec. 31, 2004).

Back to top
About Newswire  |  Contact National Journal  |  Re-Use Guidelines © Copyright 2008 by National Journal Group, Inc. The material in this section is produced independently for NTI by National Journal Group, Inc. Any reproduction or retransmission, in whole or in part, is a violation of federal law and is strictly prohibited without the consent of the National Journal Group, Inc. All rights reserved.