ANNISTON, Ala. The Army says it is sticking with its schedule to
destroy Cold War-era munitions stored at the Anniston Army Depot.
So far about 58 percent of the sarin is already gone, a good sign after
problems dealing with leaking M-55 rockets last year.
Tim Garrett, project site manager, said the facility destroyed nearly 509-thousand
pounds of GB or sarin and disposed of five-thousand-534 projectiles through
February tenth.
He said crews have now turned their attention to GB-filled projectiles or
artillery shells this year and are currently destroying eight-inch projectiles.
The larger projectiles -- 155-mm GB projectiles and 105-mm GB projectiles
-- could be gone by early April.
But Garrett said workers are more concerned about safety than meeting projected
deadlines.
The depot had 873-thousand pounds of GB nerve agent when disposal began in
August 2003. The facility has also destroyed 42-thousand-762 GB-filled rockets
and warheads. 
