Anniston Chemical Activity
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Anniston Chemical Activity is a U.S. Army chemical weapon storage site located in Alabama. The Army has safely stored approximately seven percent of the nation’s original chemical weapons stockpile at the Anniston Army Depot since the early 1960s. In August 2003, the Army began disposing of these weapons at the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility. Since then, it has destroyed by incineration 55% of the depot's total stockpile including all 437 tons (397 metric tons) of GB (sarin) and all VX nerve agent on site.[1][2] Destruction of the base's stockpile of VX was begun on July 23, 2006. By December 2008, all of the VX on site had been destroyed. Several months of retooling will be required before beginning destruction of mustard gas.
Anniston develops and operates mobile treatment systems for on-site treatment of recovered chemical weapons. The agency successfully treated recovered chemical weapons at Camp Sibert and Fort McClellan, both in Alabama.
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- ^ Weekly Update, Anniston Chemical Activity, May 18, 2008
- ^ Crews destroy last VX mine; nerve agent to be burned by tonight, The Anniston Star, December 24, 2008
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