[CPEO-MEF] Schofield Barracks (HI) chem weapons disposal

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Contract given to destroy Schofield chemical weapons

By William Cole
Honolulu Advertiser
October 3, 2007

A Colorado company said it has been awarded a contract for up to $4.6 
million to destroy approximately 70 recovered chemical weapons at 
Schofield Barracks.

Denver-based CH2M Hill said it will set up its portable "Controlled 
Detonation Chamber" technology at Schofield, provide technical support 
during operations, and disassemble and remove the system once the 
project is completed.

In early 2006, the Army said it destroyed six rounds containing 
chloropicrin, an asphyxiator used in World War I. Army officials said 
152 rounds with chloropicrin and phosgene, another choking agent, were 
discovered during the cleanup of an old range that was to be used for 
the Stryker brigade.

The reason for the old weapons' presence was a mystery, but Kendrick 
Washington, a spokesman at the time, said, "We suspect that these rounds 
were used for military training or quality control testing during World 
War II.

...

For the entire article, see
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Oct/03/br/br3201748569.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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