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U.S. Army Begins Incinerating Chemical Weapons in Alabama

HeadlineAug 11, 2003

The U.S. Army has begun incinerating portions of its own chemical weapons stock, including rockets loaded with sarin, in Anniston, Alabama. More than 70,000 munitions have been stored in Anniston a largely African-American residential area. After years of legal objections from residents, a judge OK’d the Army’s incineration plans Friday.

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