Deadly Nerve Gas Bomblet Destroyed
From Times Wire Reports
Using a steel chamber, Army workers detonated a Cold War-era bomblet in Commerce City and began neutralizing the deadly sarin nerve gas it contained.
In coming weeks, the Army will detonate five more grapefruit-size sarin bomblets found during efforts to convert the former Rocky Mountain Arsenal to a wildlife refuge.
The Army had planned to detonate the bombs outdoors, but neighbors complained, and the state raised concerns as well.
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