Chemical Munitions Air Monitoring Whistleblower Could Be Fired

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http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2006/2006-02-13-09.asp#anchor3


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In recent months, Van Winkle has notified authorities that monitoring devices to detect leaks of deadly VX agent from Kentucky’s Bluegrass Depot had been had been configured so as to be ineffective.

The depot stores over 500 tons of chemical warfare agents in 45 storage units called igloos. To dispose of this aging stockpile of blister agent in projectiles and nerve agent in projectiles and rockets, plans are underway to build a chemical weapons disposal facility at Bluegrass.

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Van Winkle operates air monitoring units designed to detect leaks of chemical warfare agents. A release of the chemical agents in the igloos could sicken or kill facility staff and, under worst case scenarios, to the surrounding civilian populations.

Pending investigations reportedly have already confirmed some of Van Winkle’s reports. Moreover, says PEER, the official seeking to remove Van Winkle is implicated in these multi-agency probes.
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