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Story from ABC News: Underwater Ticking Bomb?
July 30, 2007 1:17 PM
Alexandra Bahou Reports:
The oceans may have become ticking time bombs after years
of U.S. military dumping have gone almost
virtually unregulated, according to government documents.
Legislation on the books for this fiscal year requires
that the secretary of defense issue a yearly report naming the location and
quantity of the dumped military munitions in U.S. waters.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 also mandates
sampling and water analysis be done around the disposal sites selected by the
secretary. The size of the dump sites as well as the types and quantities of
military munitions should also be identified.
"The U.S. Army and DoD (Department of Defense) are
working deliberately with other federal agencies to verify locations and dates
of military sea disposal operations," an Army spokesperson said of the
upcoming report to Congress.
But the problem isn't new. From World War I to the early
1970s, the United States Army has admitted to dumping an estimated 64 million
pounds of nerve and mustard agents into U.S. waters
alone, according to military documents.
To read the complete story, go to:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/07/underwater-tick.html
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