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Pentagon released nerve agents in Alaska
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2002 The Department of Defense released chemical warfare and live biological agents in a traditional Athabaskan area in interior Alaska, according to government documents being released to Congress. The Pentagon conducted tests from 1962 to 1971 using deadly bioweapons. Some of the chemicals were used at Fort Greely in Alaska but the documents do not say if civilians were exposed. Fort Greely is currently being used as a national missile defense test site. DOD has contracted with Alaska Native corporations to handle some of the work. Biological agents were also used Hawaii and Maryland. The Pentagon in May disclosed similar tests on military personnel in the Pacific Ocean. Get the Story:
Nerve agents tested here (AP 10/9)
'60s Bioweapons Tests Detailed (AP 10/9)
U.S. Troops Were Subjected to a Wider Toxic Testing (The New York Times 10/9)
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