In just days, the Army will begin destruction of the country's most deadly chemical weapon. The weapon is VX Nerve Agent. A drop the size of a pinhead is enough to kill a full-grown man.

Juanita Julick has lived with VX in her backyard all her life,  and says she'll be glad to see the deadly nerve agent gone. "I'll be glad when they get it done. I've been looking forward to that."

But, Julick isn't worried about destruction. "I think they'll do just fine. I don't feel a bit scared. That's the way I've always felt."

And at the last public meeting before destruction begins, folks in Newport said they're ready to get started. Cayuga resident Will Engelland says, "I'm glad that they're moving forward. It's been a long time, but it will be good for the nation to get rid of it."

And Newport resident Harrold Ratliff says, "It's something they have to do, might as well get on with it, get it done."

Army officials say destruction is needed to keep the Wabash Valley and the country safe from terrorists.  Army Colonel Jesse Barber says, "Nine-eleven changed how we look at the world, and one of the ways to make our community safer is not to present items that terrorists would want to go after."

But, Army Lieutenant Colonel Scott Kimmell says destruction will be safe. "We will begin operations with the upmost confidence that it is absolutely safe to do so. We're going to start slowly and deliberately."