Leaking Mustard Projectiles Detected at Deseret

Workers at the Deseret Chemical Depot in Utah on Tuesday detected mustard agent vapor leaking from three 155 mm projectiles in a storage igloo, the U.S. Army announced in a statement (see GSN, Jan. 6).

Workers placed the munitions in larger airtight containers for continued storage. No vapor escaped into the environment and there was no danger to surrounding communities, according to the Army (U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency release, Jan. 18).

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