International Inspectors Visit U.S. CW Depot

An inspection team from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons last week visited the Anniston Army Depot in Alabama to examine weapons stored at the facility, according to a U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency release (see GSN, Aug. 16).

The inspectors were there to verify that the chemical weapons stockpiles at the facility are properly stored and that control over the stockpile is maintained, the release said.

“All indications are the inspection was very successful,” Lt. Col. Darryl Briggs, heads of Anniston Chemical Activity, said in the release. “The inspection team leader did not report any discrepancies. In addition, the team appreciated our Southern hospitality and the professional manner in which ‘Team Anniston’ conducted itself during the inspection” (U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency release, Sept. 26).

Meanwhile, a low-level mustard gas leak was detected in a storage igloo at the facility, according to a Chemical Materials Agency release.

Workers at the facility plan to seal the leaking 105-mm artillery projectile in a steel container this week (Chemical Materials Agency release, Sept. 27).

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