Destruction of the U.S. Chemical Weapons Stockpile: Program Status and Issues : Hearing Before the Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, Hearings Held October 30, 2003 |
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Aberdeen ACWA agents and munitions alternative technologies Anniston Army and FEMA Army Chemical Materials Assembled Chemical Weapons Assistant Secretary Audit Blue Grass budget buried chemical warfare Chemical Demilitarization Program Chemical Materials Agency Chemical Stockpile Disposal Chemical Stockpile Emergency chemical warfare materiel Chemical Weapons Assessment Chemical Weapons Convention chemical weapons destruction chemical weapons stockpile closure communities CONGRESS THE LIBRARY CONKLIN cost and schedule CSEPP program deadline Defense AT&L delays Department of Defense destroyed destruction program Director disposal of buried Emergency Preparedness Program funding Hinton identified implement improvements incineration installations issues Johnston Atoll Johnston Island lessons learned LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Logistics Manager for Chemical Manager for Non-Stockpile maximum protection million Nerve Agent Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel overall oversight PARKER Pine Bluff Product Manager Program Manager Public Law responsibilities SAXTON Secretary BOLTON Secretary of Defense statement Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Subcommittee Tooele U.S. Army Chemical U.S. chemical Umatilla Umatilla Chemical Depot WAKEFIELD
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Page 59 - ... off-post emergency response and preparedness assistance to the communities surrounding the eight continental United States chemical storage and disposal sites. The Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction Program, Army mission is to safely destroy all US chemical warfare munitions and related materiel while ensuring maximum protection of the public, personnel involved in the destruction effort, and the environment The Committee commends the Army for its efforts in destroying chemical munitions...