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LINKS to News Articles Relevant to Chemical Weapons Disposal:
August 1 to September 30, 2007

Links posted September 28, 2007

Pueblo Chieftain

09/28/07     "Bechtel: Not enough workers here"

People's Daily Online

09/28/07     "Japan 'hasn't disposed' a single chemical weapon"


Links posted September 26, 2007

Contra Costa Times

09/26/07     "Many Gulf War vets still ill, panel hears"


Links posted September 25, 2007

Denver Post

09/23/07     "The weapons, the wait, the worry"


Links posted September 20, 2007

Honolulu Advertiser

09/20/07     "Options on WWII munitions off Hawaii"


Links posted September 19, 2007

Associated Press

09/19/07     "Senate passes chemical weapons measure"

Lexington Herald-Leader

09/18/07     "Senate accepts McConnell measure on chemical weapons destruction"


Links posted September 18, 2007

Associated Press

09/17/07     "Senate OKs Chemical Weapons Destruction"


Links posted September 14, 2007

Richmond Register

09/13/07     "New timeline for weapons destruction"

09/12/07     "Citizens to endure fifth chemical study"

Pueblo Chieftain

09/13/07     "Senate committee advances mustard destruction date"

Lexington Herald-Leader

09/13/07     "Disposal of chemical arms could be earlier"

09/12/07     "McConnell plan would speed up disposal of chemical weapons at army depot"

Louisville Courier-Journal

09/13/07     "Chemical disposal deadline may shift"

Associated Press

09/12/07     "Measure sets 2017 deadline to destroy chemical weapons"

Defense Environment Alert

09/04/07     "Army Advised to Expand Citizen Role in Chemical Warfare Cleanups"


Links posted September 10, 2007

Richmond Register

09/09/07     "Construction of weapons facility boosts economy"

Itar-Tass News Agency

09/08/07     "Maradykovo facility destroys over 21,000 chemical weapons"

Associated Press

09/07/07     "Pentagon to spend $182 million to finish McClellan cleanup"


Links posted September 7, 2007

Austin American-Statesman

09/07/07     Opinion "Citizens' health and rights ignored in shipment and burning of nerve gas waste"

Associated Press

09/06/07     "Russia moves to destroy nerve gas shells"


Links posted September 5, 2007

The Texas Observer

09/07     "A Lot of Nerve: The Army's deadly VX waste is burning in Port Arthur"

Gulf News

09/05/07     "Israel 'must ratify weapons ban'"

Reuters

09/05/07     "Chemicals found at U.N. may be harmless solvent"


Links posted September 4, 2007

Boston Globe

09/02/07     "Disposal of Soviet chemical weapons stockpiles gets closer"

Associated Press

08/31/07     "U.N. chief orders investigation into discovery of potentially hazardous chemical warfare agent"

09/01/07     "US senator hails Albania's destruction of chemical weapons as example to other nations"

Hindustan Times

09/02/07     "Britain tested mustard gas on Indian troops"


Links posted August 27, 2007

San Antonio Express News

08/27/07     "Perry pushed to stop incineration"

Anniston Star

08/29/07    Editorial "A worthy plan"

Associated Press

08/28/07     "Mixed Results on Destroying Russian WMDs"


Links posted August 27, 2007

Defense Environment Alert

08/21/07     "Activists fear ruling could spur wider off-site agent waste disposal"

RIA Novosti

08/24/07     "Russia will destroy only its own chemical weapons - general"

Associated Press

08/24/07     "U.S. touts program that has helped Albania destroy chemical weapons"


Links posted August 24, 2007

Beaumont Enterprise

08/24/07     "VX plant critics appeal to Austin"

The Daily Texan

08/24/07     "Activists demand end to ellegal shipment of deadly nerve gas"

Port Arthur News

08/23/07     "VX fight goes to capital"

Associated Press

08/23/07     "Port Arthur residents protest burning nerve gas waste agent"


Links posted August 23, 2007

Environment News Service

08/22/07     "Groups Appeal to Lawmakers to Stop Nerve Agent Waste Shipments"


Links posted August 16, 2007

Defense Environment Alert

08/07/07     "NAS Call For Off-Site VX Waste Disposal Bolsters Army's Position"


Links posted August 10, 2007

Birmingham News

08/09/07     "Fire at Anniston Depot bursts radioactive-gas vessels"

Chemical & Engineering News

08/09/07     "VX Hydrolysate Shipments Resume"

KFDM-TV News 6

08/08/07     "First VX shipments in two months arrive in Port Arthur"

Southeast Texas Record

08/09/07     "VX waste shipments resume after judge's ruling"


Links posted August 7, 2007

Hawaii Reporter

08/06/07     "House Votes Funds for Hawaii Ocean Chemical Weapons Clean-Up"

Reuters

08/07/07     "Russia, U.S. face challenge on chemical weapons"

Port Arthur News

08/06/07     "VX waste shipments to resume in PA mid-week"


Links posted August 6, 2007

Beaumont Enterprise

08/04/07     "VX waste shipments could resume soon"

Port Arthur News

08/03/07     "VX waste shipments heading back to Port Arthur"

Associated Press

08/03/07     "Judge won't block VX waste shipments"

The above AP story and variations appeared in dozens of media outlets nationwide.

Defense Environment Alert

05/29/07     "Army Move to Burn Mercury-Tainted Mustard Agent May Set Precedent"

06/12/07     "Activists Resigned to Army Incineration of Chemical Agent Rockets"

07/10/07     "Activists Challenge Incineration Methods at Umatilla, Tooele"

07/24/07     "Senate Minority Leader Pushes for 2017 Chemical Demil Deadline"

07/24/07     "Court Ruling May Affect Scope of Global Chemical Demil Rules"

Forbes

08/06/07     "Washington Group wins 2.5 bln usd contract adds for chem weapons elimination"