Chemical Warfare Agents in Natick, MA

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Subject: Chemical Warfare Agents in Natick, MA

Chemical Warfare Agents in Natick, Massachusetts

Documents reviewed at a public library indicate that very small (milliliter)
quantities of mustard gas were incinerated onsite at the Natick R & D
Laboratories. The practice was, "... discontinued due to the generation of
excessive smoke." 

The document describes materials used in biological, animal, radiation, and
chemical testing, including the presence of 3 MegaCuries of radioactive
material. The radioactive materials include iodine and cesium but it is
mostly cobalt 60 slugs.

I have since been informed by the Natick Lab's project manager that the
document is classified, despite being on a library's shelf. Is this common?
 I presume that there must be some controls on releasing classified materials
to libraries.