Poland to Send Chemical Unit to Olympics

Poland has committed 52 chemical contamination specialists to a NATO-led force at this summer’s Olympic Games in Athens, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, July 20).

Based in the southern Polish town of Tarnowskie Gory, the Polish troops are part of the country’s 5th Chemical Battalion, according to the Polish Defense Ministry (Associated Press, July 26).

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