Defense Department Backtracking on Acceleration Plans at Chem Demil Sites

By Suzanne Yohannan / January 13, 2004 at 5:00 AM
Defense Environment Alert -- The Office of the Secretary of Defense appears to be putting the brakes on existing plans to accelerate the destruction of chemical weapons at its Pueblo, CO, and Blue Grass, KY, sites, where DOD has chosen non-incineration methods to destroy the weapons. An official in the OSD office that oversees chemical demilitarization recently told Colorado and Kentucky senators that the department was re-analyzing the design concept for accelerated destruction plans at the two sites. "While we...

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