Non-stoskpile Chemical Weapons

[Robert Ukeiley <rukeiley@igc.org>]

The Army is currently developing a programmatic approach to deal
with the disposal of non-stockpile chemical weapons. The Army
defines non-stockpile chemical weapons to include buried chemical
weapons, chemical weapons training material such as chemical agent
identification sets (CAIS), chemical weapons that have leaked into
and contaminated soil, former chemical weapons production
facilities and binary chemical weapons.

The Chemical Weapons Working Group, (CWWG), a coalition of
grassroots organizations near chemical weapons stockpile sites, is
helping to form a coalition of groups and individuals that will
provide the Army with insight and oversight on non-stockpile
chemical weapons. The coalition has already had one preliminary
meeting with the head of the Army's Non-stockpile Chemical
Materiel Program, Col. Ned Libby, as well as the Program's Public
Affairs Officer and Technical Manager. The CWWG is pushing for
safe disposal of non-stockpile weapons and public participation in
the decision making process. If you live, work or are effected by
a non-stockpile chemical weapons site, think you may be, or are
just interested in the issue, please contact:

Elizabeth Crowe

CWWG
P.O. 467
Berea, KY 40403

(606) 986-0868
e-mail: kefcrowe@acs.eku.edu