Umatilla Destroys Last 8-Inch Sarin Shell

The final 8-inch sarin-filled projectile stored at the Umatilla Chemical Depot in Oregon was destroyed yesterday, the U.S. Army said (see GSN, Jan. 3).

The Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility finished incinerating 14,246 shells just after 8 a.m.  Following a six-week preparation period, the site plans to move on to destroying its stockpile of 155 mm projectiles carrying the nerve agent.  That is scheduled to be followed by elimination of weapons filled with VX nerve agent and of bulk containers of mustard agent (U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency release, Jan. 3).

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