Global Security Newswire

The U.S. Army said last week it had identified and secured two munitions that were leaking mustard blister agent vapor at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky (see GSN, July 15).

The weapons were placed into special containers to cap off the leaks. Those "overpacked munitions" were then transported to a structure used for storage of leaking armaments.

"The storage igloo was then monitored for three consecutive days with no further evidence of chemical agent vapor, resulting in the closure of the leaker campaign," according to an Army press release.

The incident posed no threat to the public or environment, the Army said (U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency release, Aug. 20).