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Chemical Weapons Stockpile Sites


Recent (December 2007 to present) News Articles Relevant to Chemical Weapons Disposal

Archive of Articles Posted 02/01 thru 11/07

Links posted May 7, 2008

Arms Control Today

05/08  "CWC Review Conference Avoids Difficult Issues"

People's Daily Online

05/07/08  "Regional meeting on chemical weapons begins in Equador"

China View

05/05708  "Most UN member states have reported on moves to keep WMDs from terrorists"

San Francisco Chronicle

05/07/08 Opinion  "Who is the biggest hawk?"


Links posted May 5, 2008

Times-Standard

05/02/08  "Bill would help vets exposed to toxic tests"

Daily Democrat Online

05/02/08  "Bill focuses on U.S. Cold War tests"

Richmond Register

05/05/08  "EKU commencement ceremonies May 10th"

Associated Press

05/05/08  "Pine Bluff Arsenal destroys first VX-filled landmine"


Links posted April 29, 2008

Salt Lake Tribune

04/25/08  "Workers to get $4.2 million for owed overtime pay"

Richmond Register

04/28/08  "Helping the watchdog"

Daily Yomiuri Online

04/29/08  "Chemical arms leave toxic legacy/Disposing of weapons abandoned in China has created new problems"

United Press International

04/28/08  "U.N. extends non-proliferation mandate"


Links posted April 24, 2008

Daily Yomiuri Online

04/24/08  "4 arrested over China arms disposal projects"

04/24/08   Editorial "Transparency essential for arms disposal project"

04/24/08  "China project hit for opaque management, exorbitant costs"


Links posted April 23, 2008

Associated Press

04/23/08  "4 arrested in scandal over Japan's removal of WWII chemical weapons in China"

Montana Kaimin

04/23/08  "Continual violence at Palestine's doorstep"


Links posted April 21, 2008

Defense Environment Alert

04/15/08  "Potential 2012 CWC Deadline Breach May Force Special Session"

Agence France-Presse

04/20/08  "World shifts chemical disarmament focus onto rogue attackers"

04/19/08  "New 2012 deadline set to rid world of chemical weapons"


Links posted April 16, 2008

Chemical & Engineering News

03/24/08  "Destroying VX"


Links posted April 15, 2008

Pueblo Chieftain

04/14/08  "Chem demil projects get under way"

Honolulu Star Bulletin

04/15/08  "Safe disposal planned for munitions"

04/09/08  "Ordnance set for destruction at Schofield"

Honolulu Advertiser

04/15/08  "Army begins destruction of 71 chemical weapons"

04/09/08  "Army destroying old chemical munitions"

The Hornsby Advocate

04/09/08  "Guinea pigs tell a testing tale"

Science Daily

04/11/08  "Safe 'Green' Decontamination Method Detoxifies Nerve Agents In Chemical Weapons And Pesticides"


Links posted April 7, 2008

Lexington Herald-Leader

04/04/08  "Plan to destroy sarin is lagging"

Charleston Post & Courier

04/07/08  Editorial "Gulf War Syndrome revisited"

Deseret Morning News

04/06/08  "Mobile lab moving from desert"

South African Times

04/05/08  "Chemical weapons mission to be redefined"


Links posted April 4, 2008

Reuters: Africa

04/04/08  "New global push sought to scrap chemical weapons"

Associated Press

04/04/08  "AP Interview: N. Korea's chemical disarmament should be separated from nuclear issue"


Links posted March 31, 2008

Deseret Morning News

03/31/08  "Depot preps for mercury disposal"

Time Magazine

03/31/08  "Japan's China Weapons Cleanup Hits a Snag"

RIA Novosti

03/26/08  "Italy to help Russia destroy chemical weapons"

Richmond Register

03/27/08  "Legal brief filed against Army depot"

Anniston Star

03/28/08  Op-Ed "Our fears, our future, our stockpile"


Links posted March 25, 2008

New Scientist

03/23/08  "Dumped chemical weapons missing at sea"


Links posted March 24, 2008

Defense Environment Alert

03/18/08  "Lawmakers Seek to Halt Off-Site Chem Weapons Waste Shipment"

Richmond Register

03/24/08  "Mission: Destruction"

Tri-City Herald

03/21/08  "Army starts moving nerve gas"

East Oregonian

03/21/08  "Depot begins campaign to destroy VX projectiles"


Links posted March 19, 2008

Beaumont Enterprise

03/14/08  "Veolia wants to import waste"

Anniston Star

03/19/08  "Judge: Trees in Jacksonville will stand"

Birmingham News

03/19/08  "Judge rules that Alabama Power can trim, not cut trees"


Links posted March 12, 2008

Lexington Herald-Leader

03/12/08  "Depot officials look to quickly answer safety concerns"

Sierra Club: Oregon Conifer

Spring 2008  "Chemical Weapons Disposal in Oregon"


Links posted March 11, 2008

Lexington Herald-Leader

03/11/08  "Depot design draws scrutiny"

Associated Press

03/10/08  "Ky. Weapon Destruction Site Questioned"

Los Angeles Times

03/11/08  "Gulf War syndrome's chemical-origin theory upheld"

San Diego Union-Tribune

03/11/08  "Chemical exposure cited in Gulf War vets' ailments"


Links posted March 6, 2008

Richmond Register

03/06/08  "Renowned activist shares activism tips"

Arms Control Today

03/08  "News Analysis: Chemical Weapons Parlay's Outcome Uncertain"

03/08  "Looking Back: The Continuing Legacy of Old and Abandoned Chemical Weapons"

03/08  "Bush Requests Less for Threat Reduction Program"

03/08  "Editor's Note"


Links posted March 5, 2008

Richmond Register

03/05/08  "Saving some green by being green"


Links posted March 4, 2008

Richmond Register

03/04/08  "Richmond has last stockpile of M55 rockets"


Links posted March 3, 2008

Defense Environment Alert

02/05/08  "Gates' Budget Signals Support for Faster Chem Demil Schedule"

02/05/08  "Colorado Offers DOD Compromise Plan to Destroy Wastes by 2017"

01/22/08  "GAO Says Army Destroying Chemical Weapons Faster Than Planned"

The Pine Bluff Commercial

02/29/08  "VX Rocket Disposal Operations Completed at PB Arsenal"


Links posted February 29, 2008

The Salt Lake Tribune

02/29/08  "Report: Military lagged in contacting Utahns, others exposed to tests"


Links posted February 25, 2008

New York Times

02/25/08  "Living With Danger, and Wondering How to Live Without It"

Denver Post

02/23/08  "Mustard-agent targeted"

Associated Press

02/22/08  "Pine-Bluff Arsenal looks ahead to post-munitions role"

Pine Bluff Commercial

02/22/08  "ARSENAL SEEKING NEW ROLES"


Links posted February 20, 2008

Pueblo Chieftain

02/20/08  "We can do it"


Links posted February 18, 2008

Pueblo Chieftain

02/16/08  "Salazar, Udall don't want hydrolysate leaving Pueblo"


Links posted February 15, 2008

San Antonio Business Journal

02/13/08  "Southwest Research Institute lands %15.6M contract"


Links posted February 13, 2008

Anniston Star

02/10/08   "When danger becomes familiar"


Links posted February 11, 2008

Pueblo Chieftan

02/09/08   "Let's Roll"


Links posted February 8, 2008

Richmond Register

02/06/08   "New Deadline"


Links posted February 6, 2008

East Oregonian

02/05/08   "DEQ seeks input on Umatilla Chemical Depot waste disposal"


Links posted February 5, 2008

Lexington Herald-Leader

02/05/08   "More budgeted for arms disposal"

Associated Press

02/04/08   "Weapons disposal project could see budget increase"


Links posted February 4, 2008

Courier-Journal

02/04/08   "Money marked for Army Depot"

Richmond Register

02/04/08   "Pentagon pushes for earlier destruction of depot weapons"

Anniston Star

02/03/08   "Speaker's Stand...The Star should do its homework"


Links posted February 1, 2008

Pueblo Chieftain

02/01/08   "Money flowing from mustard-agent program"

Pueblo Chieftain

02/01/08   "Chemical depot needs more guards"


Links posted January 29, 2008

Anniston Star

01/28/08   "Don't dump on Alabama: State wants no more waste"

Richmond Register

01/29/08   "Depot Stockpile passes inspection"


Links posted January 25, 2008

East Oregonian

01/24/08   "Umatilla Depot Destroys final VX Rocket"

Statesman's Journal

01/24/08   "A Weekend of Winners and Losers"


Links posted January 24, 2008

Anniston Star

01/24/08   "Officials say weapons disposal 50 days ahead of schedule"

Tri-City Herald

01/23/08   "Last self-propelled chemical munition destroyed at depot"

Associated Press

01/23/08   "Umatilla Depot Destroys Nerve Gas Rockets"

Pine Bluff Commercial

01/23/08   "Arsenal Commander Seeks To Replace 650 Jobs After Demilitarization"


Links posted January 21, 2008

Richmond Register

01/21/08   "Citizen comments do not speak for the community"

Arms Control Today

01-02/08   "Congress Ups Nonproliferation Spending for '08"


Links posted January 18, 2008

Tribune Star

01/17/08   "76% of Newport's VX agent Neutralized"


Links posted January 17, 2008

Global Security Newswire

01/15/08   "More Money Needed to Meet CW Disposal Deadline, Experts Say"


Links posted January 16, 2008

Richmond Register

01/16/08   "Seeking a swift solution"


Links posted January 14, 2008

Louisville Courier-Journal

01/13/08   "McConnell tailors ads to markets"


Links posted January 10, 2008

KUOW 94.9

01/09/08   "Umatilla Depot Under More Public Scrutiny"

Associated Press

01/09/08   "Army Corps hopes to resume chemical munitions dig"

Army News Service

01/09/08   "Army Destroys Half of Chemical Stockpile"


Links posted January 09, 2008

Associated Press

01/08/08   "Oregon commission reopens public testimony on Umatilla waste"


Links posted January 08, 2008

Common Dreams NewsCenter

01/07/08   "Oregon Department to Hold Closed Meeting Regarding Umatilla Chemical Depot Permit Issue"


Links posted January 07, 2008

Richmond Register

01/05/08   "Agent spill under control"

Associated Press

01/04/08    "Pine Bluff Arsenal Destroys 10,000th Nerve Agent Rocket"


Links posted January 04, 2008

Defense Environment Alert

12/25/07   "Activists Warn Army Over New Chemical Weapons Waste Disposal"

Wired News

01/03/08    "Goodbye, Nerve Gas"

USINFO

01/03/08    "Special Fund Aids Albania-U.S. Munitions Destruction Project"


Links posted December 28, 2007

East Oregonian

12/27/07    "Depot disposes of final 160-gallon VX spray tank"

Anniston Star

12/16/07    "Abrams: Incinerator has removed most area chemical weapons risk"

Tehran Times

12/26/07   "U.S. balks at Libya's demand for money to scrap chemical arms"


Links posted December 19, 2007

Lexington Herald-Leader

12/19/07    "Ground broken for lab at depot"

Itar-Tass News Agency

12/18/07    "Russia meets obligations to destroy chemical weapons"

All Africa

12/18/07   Opinion "Nigeria: Shunning Chemical Weapons"


Links posted December 17, 2007

CBS NEWS

12/15/07    "Fears Over Nerve Gas Waste"


Links posted December 14, 2007

Clean Houston

12/07    "Craig Williams - Champion for safe disposal of chemical weapons"


Links posted December 12, 2007

Beaumont Enterprise

12/11/07    "Army resumes VX wastewater shipments to Port Arthur"

Lexington Herald-Leader

12/12/07   Editorial  "Nerve-gas leak"

Richmond Register

12/12/07    "Lab to increase safety, analyze stored weapons"

Tri-City Herald

12/12/07    "Half the nation's supply destroyed"

Associated Press

12/11/07    "Army Ends Dig Near University for World War I-Era Weapons"


Links posted December 10, 2007

Louisville Courier-Journal

12/08/07    "Activists berate Army for gas leak"

Lexington Herald-Leader

12/08/07    "Sarin disposal set for spring"

Richmond Register

12/07/07    "Agent-filled containers to be destroyed by spring"

Associated Press

12/07/07    "Army fields complaints about lag in chemical leak information"


Links posted December 7, 2007

Louisville Courier-Journal

12/07/07    "Army wants to destroy nerve agent"

12/07/07    Editorial "Homeland insecurity"

12/07/07    "Depot chemical leak largest ever detected there"

Lexington Herald-Leader

12/07/07    "Depot to discuss chemical disposal"

12/07/07    "Blue Grass Army Depot announces schedule to dispose of chemical weapon"

Richmond Register

12/07/07    "August nerve agent spill revealed"

Associated Press

12/07/07    "Army: Disposal of sarin containers to begin next spring"

Beaumont Enterprise

12/07/07    "VX waste shipments to Port Arthur expected to resume next week"


Links posted December 6, 2007

Louisville Courier-Journal

12/05/07    "Investigators study gas leak at Blue Grass"

Associated Press

12/06/07    "Nerve agent leak in Ky. could hasten chemical weapons destruction"

Lexington Herald-Leader

12/06/07    "Handling of August leak at Army depot concerns congressmen"

Richmond Register

12/05/07    "Depot chemist, manager deny reprisals against 'whistle blower'"


Links posted December 5, 2007

Lexington Herald-Leader

12/05/07    "Former worker at depot now must wait"

Defense Environment Alert

11/27/07    "Lawmakers Probing Army Over Kentucky Chem Weapons Handling"

11/27/07    "Activists File New Lawsuit To Change Chem Demil Methods In Oregon"



Links to News Articles Relevant to Chemical Weapons Disposal
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