Program Milestones - Program Executive Office Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternative

Last Chemical Weapon Destroyed at Blue Grass Army Depot

The last chemical weapon in the declared U.S. chemical stockpile, an M55 rocket containing GB nerve agent, was destroyed at the Blue Grass Army Depot, or BGAD, July 7, 2023.

Destruction of Colorado Chemical Weapons Stockpile Complete

Workers at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant destroyed the final munition in the stockpile of obsolete chemical weapons stored at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot.

A worker in the Unpack Area of the Munitions Demilitarization Building cuts the metal straps on a pallet of M55 rockets to prepare them for destruction at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.

Blue Grass Workers Reach Another Munitions Destruction Milestone

Workforce members observed another chemical weapons destruction milestone at the Blue Grass plant May 2, with the destruction of 75% of the GB nerve agent rockets.

Anniston Destroys All VX Rocket Motors from Kentucky

With the destruction of the last VX nerve agent rocket motors from the Blue Grass plant on April 12, the Anniston Field Office in Alabama helped take another step in the safe elimination of the nation’s last chemical weapons components.

Pueblo Begins 4.2-inch HD Mortar Destruction in Main Plant

The Pueblo plant received approval from state regulators in April to destroy 4.2-inch mortar rounds filled with HD mustard agent in the main plant.

The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s D Crew displays a milestone banner for completion of 4.2-inch HT mortar round destruction. The crew saw the last HT round go through the Projectile/Mortar Disassembly system March 21 on its way to the Agent Processing Building for final destruction.

Destruction of 4.2-inch HT Mortar Rounds Complete at Pueblo Plant

The Pueblo plant workforce safely destroyed the final 4.2-inch mortar rounds filled with HT mustard agent on March 30, leaving 4.2-inch HD mortar rounds as the last munition category requiring elimination at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado.