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quinnox

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5. No, not exactly

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 04:11 PM

Sep 2013

Good guesses though.

I'm saying perhaps it might be a wee bit hypocritical of us to be so concerned about the awfulness of chemical weapons, when we still store tons of the stuff. Do you not see the hypocrisy?

Or is your answer USA! USA! USA!

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The Blue Grass Army Depot in the USA has tons of chemical weapons, including 523 tons of nerve agent [View all] quinnox Sep 2013 OP

We're exceptional, you should know that. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #1

Are you saying JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #2

No, not exactly quinnox Sep 2013 #5

No my answer is JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #11

The US pioneered chemical warfare. and we turned a blind eye while Saddam used it to turn the tide Erose999 Sep 2013 #6

Hmmm pioneered? JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #12

Well, it does raise the question on the security of such weapons in a "free" society haele Sep 2013 #13

Yup. They'll be destroying chemical weapons there. MineralMan Sep 2013 #3

yup that`s the problem... madrchsod Sep 2013 #9

That is part of the problem, for sure. MineralMan Sep 2013 #10

It was reported a couple of weeks ago that mustard gas was leaking Autumn Sep 2013 #4

There's lots more in Northern Nevada, too Nevernose Sep 2013 #7

History: US Covered-Up for Decades the Largest Use of Biological & Chemical Weapons in History Catherina Sep 2013 #8