Army Begins Destroying Chemical Weapons In Colorado

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) – The Army has begun destroying the nation’s largest remaining stockpile of chemical weapons in an automated plant in southern Colorado.
Officials at Pueblo Chemical Depot said they put the plant into operation on Wednesday.
The plant will destroy about 780,000 artillery shells filled with mustard agent under an international treaty. The Army said previously it planned to start this week.
Mustard agent can maim or kill by damaging skin, eyes and airways.
The plant