Sarin Leak Discovered at Pine Bluff Arsenal

Tests yesterday detected a leak in a sarin-filled rocket stored at the Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, July 28).

Officials at the facility said the leak was contained within a storage unit and posed no danger to workers or the public.

Workers yesterday examined individual rockets to determine the source of the leak, according to arsenal spokeswoman Carole Newton.

Newton said local officials were told of the incident immediately after sarin was detected (Associated Press/WKYT, July 29). 

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