chemical weapons incinerators

A milestone in the history of warfare dating back to World War I is about to be reached as the United States prepares to destroy the last of its declared chemical weapons stockpile. Workers at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky are close to eliminating the last of thousands of rockets filled with sarin nerve gas that have been stored there since the 1940s. Other locations included facilities in Alabama, Arkansas and Oregon.

The Pentagon spent $10.2 billion over three decades burning chemical weapons stored in four states. Now, with those chemicals up in smoke and communities…