Dumped toxic weapons still lurk in sea off O'ahu
From the
Advertiser,
another
impact of military
occupation:The military dumped more than 8,000 tons of chemical weapons, including tens of thousands of chemical-filled bombshells and hundreds of bulk containers of chemicals, into the waters south of O'ahu in 1944 and 1945.
And it's still there.
The Army has confirmed that the dumping occurred. However, it admits it does not know exactly where all the materials were dumped and therefore has not monitored debris fields for leaks.
Update
11/7: Advertiser editorial
says "...it is imperative that military specialists and civilian scientists deal
with this aging and potentially dangerous residue of another time."
Posted: Thu - November 3, 2005 at 08:19 AM