Sarin vapor leak detected at Ky. depot

[unhappycamper]

Sarin vapor leak detected at Ky. depot
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Dec 2, 2008 5:57:24 EST

RICHMOND, Ky. — Inspectors at the Blue Grass Army Depot in central Kentucky have discovered a GB, or sarin, vapor leak there.

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that the Blue Grass Chemical Activity says the leak didn’t pose a threat to the depot or the surrounding area. The depot is located in Madison County, and Blue Grass Chemical Activity is the agency that oversees chemical weapons storage there.

The leak was detected during routine maintenance and monitoring procedures Monday coming from an M55 rocket stored at the Depot.

The rockets that hold the GB are kept in shipping and firing tubes in storage igloos. The agency’s statement said the leak was confined to the tube and no vapor was detected in the igloo.

It’s the fifth leak this year at the depot, a figure Army officials say is normal.


Artiucle at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/12/ap_sarinleak_120208/%2e

[pleah]

1. Normal?!

Well, if there is a chemical attack on the US it will be our own doing.

There is also a nerve gas storage facility in KY.