Last Sarin Rockets Moved for Disposal at Anniston

Workers at the Anniston Army Depot in Alabama on Tuesday transported the final batch of sarin-filled M55 rockets to the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility for destruction, the U.S. Army announced in a press statement (see GSN, Aug. 20).

The rockets are awaiting disposal. Anniston has now shipped 42,738 sarin rockets for disposal.

Storage crews are expected to begin training for shipment of the next type of munition scheduled for destruction, 8-inch sarin-filled projectiles (U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency release, Oct. 12).

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