Army prepares to destroy largest remaining stockpile of mustard agent
The Army will destroy 780,000 shells of mustard agent at a chemical plant in Colorado
Army prepares to destroy largest remaining stockpile of mustard agent
New York Air National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Christopher S Muncy/released
By Rachel Engel
In compliance with an international ban on chemical weapons, the Army will begin the breakdown of over 780,000 artillery shells filled with mustard agent next week.
The shells will be dismantled at the military’s Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado, a $4.5 billion automated plant that can dismantle up to 500 shells a day.
An article in the Ottawa Citizen says the job will be finished in mid-2020.
https://www.military1.com/military-weapons/article/1632877014-army-prepares-to-destroy-largest-remaining-stockpile-of-mustard-agent/
