Chemical Weapons’ Incineration Set to Start
From Times Wire Reports
The Army plans to start destroying Cold War-era chemical weapons today at its incinerator near Anniston, the first time the military has burned the deadly munitions near a populated area.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson in Washington rejected motions by opponents to delay it. The incinerator will begin operations this morning unless weather or other factors cause a delay, incinerator spokesman Mike Abrams said.
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