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LINKS to News Articles Relevant to Chemical Weapons Disposal:


Links posted April 29, 2005

CBS NEWS

04/28/05 "WMD Treaty Plagued By Delays"

cbs04.28.05.html

Pueblo Chieftain

04/29/05 "After assurances, Allard says he'll back DOD nominee Krieg"

pc04.29.05.html

04/29/05 "Public comment sought on chem demil permit"

pc04.29.05a.html

The Oregonian

04/29/05 "Fires halt weapons depot work"

to04.29.05.html

Associated Press

04/28/05 "Chemical weapons incineration program on hold after fire"

apkgw04.28.05.html

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

04/29/05 "Start of VX destruction days away"

thts04.29.05.html

Indianapolis Star

04/29/05 "Town sighs with relief as VX destruction set"

is04.29.05.html

WISH TV-8

04/29/05 "Army, CDC Differ Over Safety of VX Plans"

wish04.29.05.html

WTHR-13 Eyewitness News

04/28/05 "VX disposal plan"

wthr04.28.05.html

WTHI Action 10 News

04/28/05 "VX Destruction"

wthi04.28.05.html

Center for American Progress

04/27/05 "Lax Rail Security Forces Cities to Act"

cap04.27.05.html


Links posted April 28, 2005

Pueblo Chieftain

04/28/05 "Bids for chem demil work should be sought in May"

pc04.28.05.html

04/28/05 "Allard wants Pentagon nominee to commit to chem demil funding"

pc04.28.05a.html

Associated Press

04/28/05 "Allard Seeks Assurance On Pueblo Chemical Depot"

apcbs04.28.05.html

04/28/05 "Tribe asks federal judge to stop Yucca nuclear dump"

apslt04.28.05.html

PR Newswire

04/28/05 "Perma-Fix Announces Breakthrough Process for On-site Destruction of VX Nerve Agent By-Product"

prn04.28.05.html

WISH TV-8

04/27/05 "Project Security: Preview"

wish04.27.05.html

WTHI Action 10 News

04/27/05 "VX Disposal"

wthi04.27.05.html

Anniston Star

04/28/05 "Operations at Anniston incinerator resume"

as04.28.05.html


Links posted April 27, 2005

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

04/27/05 "Rep. Grubb's VX destruction bill heads to governor"

thts04.27.05.html

04/27/05 "Information session slated as VX destruction nears"

thts04.27.05a.html

Danville Advocate-Messenger

04/27/05 "Danger On The Rails: What if railways transported chemical weapons?"

am04.27.05.html


Links posted April 26, 2005

Tri-City Herald

04/26/05 "Depot officials still baffled over fires in rockets"

tch04.26.05.html

Pueblo Chieftain

04/26/05 "Local group skeptical small demil operation will really save money"

pc04.26.05.html

04/26/05 "Allard to shepherd bill to mandate spending"

pc04.26.05a.html


Links posted April 25, 2005

East Oregonian

04/25/05 "Officials investigating cause of rocket fire at Depot"

eo04.25.05.html

Cincinnati Enquirer

04/25/05 "Nothing taken for granted"

ce04.25.05.html

Associated Press

04/25/05 "Next category of weapons ready for Anniston disposal"

aptn04.25.05.html

Defense Environment Alert

04/19/05 "Top GOP Senator Faces DoD Resistance on Chem Weapons Disposal"

dea04.19.05.html

04/19/05 "DoD Warns EPA Report Puts Newport Chem Demil Funding at Risk"

dea04.19.05a.html

Richmond Register

04/25/05 "Home radios still available to residents"

rr04.25.05.html


Links posted April 22, 2005

Lexington Herald-Leader

04/22/05 "Funds OK'd for weapons disposal"

hl04.22.05.html

Pueblo Chieftain

04/22/05 "Senate passes funding bill freeing money for Pueblo"

pc04.22.05.html

Rocky Mountain News

04/22/05 "Senate approves weapons disposal funding"

rmn04.22.05.html

Anniston Star

04/22/05 "Senate approves $81 billion war-spending bill"

as04.22.05.html

Arkansas News Bureau

04/22/05 "Pentagon rules out relocating chemical weapons for disposal"

anb04.22.05.html

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

04/21/05 "Additional Mustard agent not coming to Tooele County"

ttb04.21.05.html


Links posted April 21, 2005

Lexington Herald-Leader

04/21/05 Editorial "WMD Disposal: Pentagon's renewed support bears watching"

hl04.21.05.html

04/21/05 "Alterations likely to delay arms destruction"

hl04.21.05a.html

Richmond Register

04/21/05 "Chemical weapons destruction to be delayed one year"

rr04.21.05.html

United Press International

04/21/05 "Pentagon OKs Kentucky weapons destruction"

upi04.21.05.html

WTVQ-36 ActionNews

04/20/05 "Pentagon releases money to destroy weapons in Madison County"

wtvq04.20.05.html

Denver Post

04/21/05 Editorial "Progress on the Pueblo depot"

dp04.21.05.html

Pueblo Chieftain

04/21/05 Editorial "Opening the spigot"

pc04.21.05.html

KRDO News13

04/20/05 "Jobs Come From Depot Clean-Up"

krdo04.20.05.html

Birmingham News

04/21/05 "Pentagon won't move weapons"

bn04.21.05.html

Anniston Star

04/21/05 "Pentagon: Chemical weapons won't be moved"

as04.21.05.html

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

04/21/05 "PB Arsenal won't be sent chemical arms"

adg04.21.05.html

Associated Press

04/21/05 "No nerve gas from elsewhere coming to PB Arsenal, Pentagon says"

apwkyt04.21.05.html

East Oregonian

04/20/05 "Government removes option of hauling chemical weapons"

eo04.20.05.html

Provo Daily Herald

04/21/05 "Pentagon backs off of plan to ship chemical weapons"

dh04.21.05.html


Links posted April 20, 2005

Louisville Courier-Journal

04/20/05 "Way cleared for destruction of depot weapons"

cj04.20.05.html

Lexington Herald-Leader

04/20/05 "Pentagon to free funding for depot"

hl04.20.05.html

Richmond Register

04/20/05 "Depot to get $235 million for weapons destruction"

rr04.20.05.html

WKYT -27 NewsFirst

04/19/05 "Complete Turnaround? Pentagon Memo Okays Depot Money"

wkyt04.19.05.html

Pueblo Chieftain

04/20/05 "Pentagon frees $144 million in chemical demilitarization funds"

pc04.20.05.html

Denver Post

04/20/05 "Pueblo weapons-destruction plant is back in Pentagon's plan of action"

dp04.20.05.html

Rocky Mountain News

04/20/05 "U.S. reverses decision on weapons"

rmn04.20.05.html

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

04/20/05 "Defense to neutralize weapons in Pueblo"

gjds04.20.05.html

Associated Press

04/19/05 "Defense Department will not move chemical munitions from Pueblo Depot"

apcsg04.19.05.html

04/20/05 "Weapons destruction programs get funding"

apat04.20.05.html

Salt Lake Tribune

04/20/05 "Pentagon drops its study on moving chemical weapons to Utah"

slt04.20.05.html

Deseret News

04/20/05 "Utah won't get more chemical weapons"

dn04.20.05.html

KATV-7

04/19/05 "Pine Bluff Arsenal Begins Liquid Incineration of Sarin nerve Agent"

katv04.19.05.html

ITAR-TASS News Agency

04/20/05 "Five chemical weapons disposal plants to be built in Russia in next two years"

it04.20.05.html


Links posted April 19, 2005

Pueblo Chieftain

04/19/05 "Company offers ideas to reduce demil costs"

pc04.19.05.html

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

04/15/05 "Guard unit that provides security at Newport depot finishes work"

thts04.15.05.html


Links posted April 18, 2005

Pueblo Chieftain

04/17/05 Editorial "Pueblo deserves better"

pc04.17.05.html

04/14/05 "Senators seek support for demil funding"

pc04.14.05.html

Louisville Courier-Journal

04/17/05 "Blue Grass depot cleanup"

cj04.17.05.html

Salt Lake Tribune

04/15/05 Editorial "Blister Weapons: Pentagon should give up shipping mustard weapons to Utah"

slt04.15.05.html

Anniston Star

04/17/05 "Retooling continues at incinerator"

as04.17.05.html

Associated Press

04/15/05 "Firm awarded contract to make Sarin treatment"

aphm04.15.05.html


Links posted April 13, 2005

Associated Press

04/13/05 "Pentagon still plans to study shipping munitions to Tooele"

apdh04.13.05.html

Hermiston Herald

04/12/05 "Fire Cause Unknown"

hh04.12.05.html

Salt Lake Tribune

04/13/05 "Feds will weigh risks of Goshute waste site"

slt04.13.05.html


Links posted April 12, 2005

Salt Lake Tribune

04/12/05 "Dump study still targets Utah: Pentagon wants to send weapons for disposal despite opposition"

slt04.12.05.html

Pueblo Chieftain

04/12/05 "Pueblo Depot weapons battle continues"

pc04.12.05.html

04/11/05 "Defense Access Road to get rolling"

pc04.11.05.html

Arkansas News Bureau

04/12/05 "Senate panel questions Army study"

anb04.12.05.html

Lexington Herald-Leader

04/12/05 Editorial "Neutralize WMD: McConnell trying to make Army follow orders"

hl04.12.05.html

Provo Daily-Herald

04/12/05 Editorial "Budget bill best tool to block mustard gas"

dh04.12.05.html

East Oregonian

04/11/05 "Cause of Depot incident unknown"

eo04.11.05.html

04/11/05 "Walden urges adequate Depot funding"

eo04.11.05a.html

Baltimore Sun

04/12/05 "Military urged to pay state 'flush tax'"

bs04.12.05.html


Links posted April 11, 2005

Tri-City Herald

04/09/05 "Depot incineration on hold after fire"

tch04.09.05.html

Hermiston Herald

04/08/05 "Army Looks into Possible Mercury at Depot"

hh04.08.05.html

East Oregonian

04/08/05 "Mustard agent may contain mercury"

eo04.08.05.html

Louisville Courier-Journal

04/09/05 Editorial "Chemical Weapons"

cj04.09.05.html

Pueblo Chieftain

04/10/05 Editorial "Army games"

pc04.10.05.html

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

04/11/05 "Army may neutralize VX at greater rate, cutting waste"

thts04.11.05.html

Associated Press

04/09/05 "Army: Byproduct From Nerve Agent's Destruction Can Be Cut"

apwish04.09.05.html

KATV-7

04/08/05 "Staffing Shortages May Slow Incineration of Chemical Weapons"

katv04.08.05.html

Salt Lake Tribune

04/11/05 "Yucca woes no obstacle for PFS"

slt04.11.05.html


Links posted April 8, 2005

Associated Press

04/08/05 "McConnell Seeks Weapons Disposal Money"

aplat04.08.05.html

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

Louisville Courier-Journal

04/08/05 "McConnell pushes for weapons destruction"

cj04.08.05.html

WTYQ-36 ActionNews

04/07/05 "McConnell Puts the Squeeze on the Pentagon"

wtvq04.07.05.html

Lexington Herald-Leader

04/08/05 "McConnell:  Destroy weapons sooner"

hl04.08.05.html

Richmond Register

04/08/05 "Senate may vote on weapons disposal funds Monday"

rr04.08.05.html

Kentucky Standard

04/08/05 Editorial "Feds shouldn't mess with state's WMD program"

ks04.08.05.html

Anniston Star

04/08/05 "Bill would reduce possibility of transporting chemical weapons here"

as04.08.05.html

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

04/08/05 "Salazar: Keep chemical agents away"

gjds04.08.05.html

South Bend Tribune

04/08/05 "Nerve agent to be neutralized"

sbt04.08.05.html

Philadelphia Inquirer

04/07/05 Editorial "Destroying a nerve agent:  This plan needs a second look"

pi04.07.05.html


Links posted April 7, 2005

Pueblo Chieftain

04/07/05 "Senate panel tells Army to spend demil money"

pc04.07.05.html

04/07/05 Opinion "Does Army take treaty seriously?"

pc04.07.05a.html

04/07/05 "Pentagon still pondering weapons transfer to Utah"

pc04.07.05b.html

Deseret News

04/07/05 "No more mustard gas for Utah?"

dn04.07.05.html

Associated Press

04/07/05 "Bill halts possible shipment of mustard gas to Utah"

apslt04.07.05.html

04/06/05 "Weapons disposal on track, except in Ky., Colorado, officials say"

aphl04.06.05.html

04/07/05 "Experts criticize nerve agent disposal plan"

apmsnbc04.07.05.html

News Journal

04/07/05 "State wants closer look at VX plan"

nj04.07.05.html

Courier-Post

04/07/05 "DuPont: VX issue solvable; Andrews asks Army to scrap disposal plan"

cp04.07.05.html

NorthJersey.Com

04/07/05 "CDC warns on VX waste dumping"

njc04.07.05.html

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

04/07/05 "CDC report critical of Army's plan"

thts04.07.05.html

04/07/05 "Official: VX destruction to start in May"

thts04.07.05a.html

WISH TV-8

04/06/05 "Letter States VX Disposal Could Begin in One Month"

wish04.06.05.html

Arkansas News Bureau

04/07/05 "House panel challenges stockpile officials"

anb04.07.05.html

Louisville Courier-Journal

04/07/05 "Moving depot arsenal opposed"

cj04.07.05.html

Richmond Register

04/07/05 "Chandler: Moving chemicals 'not an option'"

rr04.07.05.html

Lexington Herald-Leader

04/07/05 "Chemical weapons deadline in doubt"

hl04.07.05.html

Birmingham News

04/07/05 "Pentagon eyes moving chemical weapons"

bn04.07.05.html

Tri-City Herald

04/07/05 "Utah mercury find prompts depot probe"

tch04.07.05.html

Pine Bluff Commercial

04/07/05 "Staffing woes may slow Arsenal disposal project"

pbc04.07.05.html

Anniston Star

04/07/05 "Incinerator completes another milestone in its long task"

as04.07.05.html


Links posted April 6, 2005

Philadelphia Inquirer

04/06/05 "CDC report criticizes plan to dump nerve-agent waste in Delaware River"

pi04.06.05.html

Today's Sunbeam

04/06/05 "Study raises VX plan doubts"

ts04.06.05.html

Courier-Post

04/06/05 "VX byproduct disposal plan called flawed"

cp04.06.05.html

1010 WINS

04/06/05 "NJ Future Dumping Ground For VX Nerve Gas"

wins04.06.05.html

Associated Press

04/05/05 "CDC report critical of Army's plan to destroy nerve agent"

apnd04.05.05.html

04/06/05 "Destruction Of Newport's VX Stockpile Could Begin In May"

aprtv04.06.05.html

04/06/05 "Congressman To Army: Keep Mustard Gas In Colo."

apcbs04.06.05.html

Deseret News

04/06/05 "More chemical arms coming to Utah?"

dn04.06.05.html

Defense Environment Alert

03/08/05 "Wolfowitz: DOD Reconsidering Cuts to Chem Demil Program"

dea03.08.05.html

Pine Bluff Commercial

04/06/05 "Incineration Pace Beginning to Pick Up at Arsenal"

pbc04.06.05.html


Links posted April 5, 2005

Denver Post

04/05/05 Editorial "Pentagon deceit on mustard gas removal"

dp04.05.05.html

Defense Environment Alert

04/05/05 "DOD Release of Chem Weapon Funds Draws Fire from Environmentalists"

dea04.05.05.html

Pueblo Chieftain

04/05/05 "Chem demil work to restart"

pc04.05.05.html

Deseret News

04/05/05 "Foes of Goshute nuclear waste plan take case to D.C."

dn04.05.05.html

Salt Lake Tribune

04/05/05 "Hatch: Don't move N-waste"

slt04.05.05.html

Asix of Logic

04/04/05 "Depleted uranium:  A death sentence here and abroad"

aol04.04.05.html


Links posted April 4, 2005

Pine Bluff Commercial

04/01/05 Editorial "Farewell to the Weapons"

pbc04.01.05.html

04/02/05 "Arsenal Alert Radios Readied"

pbc04.02.05.html

East Oregonian

04/02/05 "Walden joins bill to block shipping chemical weapons"

eo04.02.05.html

Hermiston Herald

04/01/05 "Walden: No more weapons here"

hh04.01.05.html

Pueblo Chieftain

04/02/05 "Pueblo County officials visit Kentucky depot"

pc04.02.05.html

Anniston Star

04/03/05 "Incineration update: Pine Bluff incinerator comes on line; Anniston halts for maintenance"

as04.03.05.html

04/03/05 "Project manager at Anniston incinerator now manages Pine Bluff, too"

as04.03.05a.html

04/03/05 "Pine Bluff was testing site for incineration program"

as04.03.05b.html

Deseret News

04/02/05 "Utah may bar nuclear waste, Reid says"

dn04.02.05.html

Salt Lake Tribune

04/03/05 "Bennett not hot on Yucca now"

slt04.03.05.html


Links posted April 1, 2005

Associated Press

04/01/05 "Deadly Nerve Agent to be Destroyed"

apce04.01.05.html

03/31/05 "Chemical weapons burn still going slowly on second day"

aphl03.31.05.html

Idaho Statesman

04/01/05 "WGI crew slowly burn WMDs"

ids04.01.05.html

Pine Bluff Commercial

03/31/05 "Arsenal Continues Slow Pace of Incineration"

pbc03.31.05.html

Salt Lake Tribune

04/01/05 "Bishop will revive bill to block N-waste"

slt04.01.05.html

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

04/01/05 "Bishop bill retargets N-waste facility"

ttb04.01.05.html


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