Vapor of Deadly Nerve Agent Detected From Weapons Stockpile in Kentucky

[NNN0LHI]

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB3U3YGL8E.html

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) - Vapor from the deadly nerve agent sarin leaked from a stockpile of old rockets at the Blue Grass Army Depot, but officials said it posed no danger to the public.

The sarin vapor did not escape the sealed container, or "igloo," where the weapons are kept. Officials were filtering the air inside the igloo Tuesday before trying to enter the structure to secure the leaky rocket.

Workers discovered the leak when they tested the air inside the igloo, said Richard Sloan, public affairs officer for Blue Grass Chemical Activity, the Army unit charged with monitoring and securing chemical weapons.

The igloo, which contains about 2,500 rockets, is monitored daily because rockets there have leaked in the past, Sloan said.

[ET Awful]

1. Geee, go figure.

I knew all those WMD's had to be somewhere.

[kliljedahl]

5. Yeah they found them

Where the uneducated, undemocratic, religious extremists roam - just like Bush said !!!



Keith’s Barbeque Central

[Zenlitened]

8. LOL!

:rofl: :D

[doodadem]

11. Hey now wait a minute!

Ever seen that John Wayne movie, "The Fighting Kentuckian"?
You are pissing Roland and me off!

[kliljedahl]

14. Just kidding

Said that earlier about Indiana where I live. Like the screen name though.


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[M155Y_A1CH]

15. You mean America, right? n/t

[whistle]

2. What!

:wtf: And these people want to transport and store radio active waste in Nevada? This is total insanity.

[R Hickey]

3. How are real estate values down wind from the egloo?

Sounds like a great place to live. What if a terrorist blows it up? What if a bird flu epidemic wipes out the people who fix the leaks?

[TOhioLiberal]

4. There are WMD's in Kentucky?

Well George, better invade! :sarcasm:

[kliljedahl]

10. Right next to Indiana

With the largest stockpile of VX gas in the world.

http://www.site73.com/index.php/m/Article/a/Display/id/175



Keith’s Barbeque Central

[unhappycamper]

6. Can someone refresh my memory why we're keeping this stuff?

<snip>

The Pentagon agreed last month to release funding to build a special facility to destroy the

523 tons of chemical agents

stored in 45 igloos at the depot, and to build a similar facility at a depot in Pueblo, Colo.

Seven such stockpiles exist nationwide.

<snip>

[Eagle_Eye]

7. Do you think Halliburton will get a contract to secure the rocket?

[TahitiNut]

9. Weapons banned by international law.

We got 'em. We sell 'em. We store 'em. We make false claims that others are getting them as an excuse to invade.

Hypocrisy is us. The U.S. is an outlaw nation. :puke:

[donsu]

13. agree

the criminal bushgang belongs in prison - all of them.

where are the cops when you need them? oh that's right, our cops are busy playing with their tasers or putting men of color in jail, or messing in other countries business. (NY city cops have offices in other countries)

[gratuitous]

12. "No danger to the public"

What is that, the magic mantra that's supposed to ward off sarin gas poisoning? Is the disemboweling of a chicken required, or can they do that just for fun?

This administration is insane, and its insanity is communicable.