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LINKS to News Articles Relevant to Chemical Weapons Disposal:
April 1 to May 31, 2008

Links posted May 30, 2008

Adnkronos International

05/30/08  "Chemical arms: Watchdog wants states to reveal WWII dumps"

Legal Newsline

05/30/08  "Shell Oil, Army to give Colorado $35 million for clean-up"

Associated Press

05/29/08  "Umatilla, Ore. weapons disposal to resume in June"

Defense Environment Alert

05/27/08  "EPA, State Probe PCB Risks From Heat Treatment At Army Ammunition Site"


Links posted May 28, 2008

Birmingham News

05/24/08  "Army completes destruction of VX-loaded shells in Anniston"

Lake County News

05/26/08  "Searching for Project SHAD: Vet's efforts lead to investigation, legislation"


Links posted May 22, 2008

CBC News

05/22/08  "Taming toxic waste"

Associated Press

05/21/08  "Nerve agent destruction passes 90 percent mark"

KOAA News First

05/21/08  "Pueblo Chemical Depot builds new plant to neutralize chemical weapons"


Links posted May 20, 2008

Tri-City Herald

05/19/08  "Mustard agent vapors detected at depot"


Links posted May 19, 2008

East Oregonian

05/16/08  "Smoke incident halts nerve agent disposal"

05/16/08  "Facility closing on goal"


Links posted May 15, 2008

Associated Press

05/14/08  "Blocked pipes blamed for Oregon weapons depot smoke"

Tri-City Herald

05/14/08  "Problem shuts down chemical weapons incinerator"

OMB Watch

05/13/08  "EPA Official Forced Out for Being Effective"


Links posted May 14, 2008

EKU News Center

05/13/08  "Spring Commencement Honors 1694 Graduates"

China View

05/13/08  "China hopes to destroy Japanese abandoned chemical weapons soon"

The China Post

05/14/08  "5 company officials held in Japan over arms scandal"


Links posted May 12, 2008

Richmond Register

05/10/08  "Eastern graduates 1,694"


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"