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Public Event to Mark the Completion of Chemical Weapons Stockpile Destruction set for Oct. 11

The public is invited to an event recognizing the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) team and destruction of the last chemical weapon in the declared U.S. stockpile Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 11 a.m. ET at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, 233 Battlefield Memorial Highway in Richmond, Kentucky.

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Photo caption: Operators place the last M55 rocket containing GB nerve agent on an input conveyor to begin the destruction process at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant July 7, 2023. This was the last munition destroyed in the U.S. chemical weapons stockpile. (U.S. Army photo)

Last Chemical Weapon Destroyed at Blue Grass Army Depot

BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT, Ky. – The last chemical weapon stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD) was destroyed July 7, said Dr. Candace Coyle, Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) site project manager.

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The first boxes of containerized, drained GB nerve-agent rocket warheads sit on a conveyor to be processed in the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Static Detonation Chamber (SDC) 2000 Jan. 27. The SDC 2000 is being used to destroy secondary waste, overpacked M55 rockets, M55 rockets deemed unsuitable for processing in the main plant and undrained rocket warheads.

Static Detonation Chamber 2000 Begins Operations at Blue Grass Plant

BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT, Ky. – Workers at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) have begun operating a new piece of equipment designed to safely eliminate chemical weapons.

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First GB Nerve Agent Rocket Destroyed at Kentucky Plant

BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT, Ky. – The first M55 rocket containing GB nerve agent was destroyed at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) July 6.

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Operators move M55 rockets containing VX nerve agent from a pallet to a transfer cart to begin the destruction process at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant April 15, 2022.

Entire U.S. Stockpile of VX Nerve Agent Eliminated

BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT, Ky. – The last M55 rocket containing VX nerve agent was destroyed at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) April 19.

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A munitions handler places a 155mm projectile containing mustard agent into a box to begin the destruction process in the Static Detonation Chamber at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant. (A portion of this photograph has been blurred in accordance with Department of Defense guidelines.)

All Mustard Agent Projectiles Now Destroyed in Kentucky

BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT, Ky. – The last 155mm projectiles containing mustard agent were destroyed in the Static Detonation Chamber at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) Sept. 4. This marks the third of five chemical weapons destruction campaigns completed at the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD).

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First Nerve Agent Rockets Destroyed at Blue Grass Army Depot

BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT, Ky. – The first M55 rockets containing VX nerve agent were destroyed at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) July 9. This marks the fourth of five chemical weapons destruction campaigns to begin at the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD).

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