[TheForge] Patriotic rant....

Thu Jun 20 11:06:00 2002

I live just a few miles from the Bluegrass Army Depot, wherein is =
stockpiled 90 tons of HD blister agent, 306 tons of GB (Sarin), and 127 =
tons of VX agent; in the form of projectiles, rockets, and rocket =
warheads.  My nagging question is why our all-wise government made this =
crap in the first place (ah, yes, I know ... national security).  The =
debate has raged for years now as to how to dispose of it without =
further pollution of an already sadly polluted atmosphere ... or =
accidentally killing a multitude of local citizens.  As these canisters =
deteriorate there are occasional leaks, which the army is quick to =
report as 'minor' and not a risk.  What is hilarious is a few years ago =
the army issued 'emergency kits' to citizens down wind of the depot, =
which consisted of some plastic sheeting and a roll of duct tape (and =
instructional video) ... if the gas comes (assuming there is =
forewarning), just seal yourself in a room by taping up the doors and =
windows ... then, I suppose, pray the oxygen in the room will be =
adequate.

David Hufford

-----Original Message-----
From: Ralph E Douglass [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 10:31 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Patriotic rant....

... have you ever seen the effects of all the chemicals that we dump all =
over
the place? Same story.
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