2009 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:23:59 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] CHEMWEAPONS: Phosgene round found at Schofield Barracks (HI)
 
WWI-era mortar shell found at Schofield range

Munition likely contains phosgene, a choking agent

By William Cole
Honolulu Advertiser (HI)
July 11, 2009

A World War I-era mortar shell that likely contains phosgene, a choking agent, was found June 27 on a firing range impact area at Schofield Barracks, the Army said yesterday.

The discovery followed the destruction last year of 71 chemical weapons at Schofield — the largest concentration of unexploded, or "dud," chemical weapons ever found in the United States.

Workers found the 17-inch-long mortar shell while conducting ground excavations at the firing range, which is being converted to a Stryker vehicle "Battle Area Complex."

It is the same area where the 71 previous chemical weapons were found, officials said.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090711/NEWS08/907110323/

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