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Army chemical weapons disposal agency plans End of Operations ceremony at APG
TheU.S. ArmyChemical Materials Agency is hosting a ceremony on May 17 to celebrate what it calls the End of Operations. The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency, or CMA, recently marked the end of its stockpile operations, destroying nearly 90 percent...Tags: Aberdeen Proving Ground, U.S. Army, Mustard
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Iraq's WMD were a mirage, despite claims to the contrary
There is no dispute that Iraq used chemical weapons against its own people in the 1980s and in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, when Saddam Hussein was most threatened with regime change. But has letter writer Michael DeCicco, who accused The Sun...Tags: Defense, Weaponry, Iraq, Saddam Hussein
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Iraq's chemical weapons stocks were well documented
The Sun editorial board is prone to making stupid and inane statements, but the blanket statement that "Iraq had no nuclear, chemical or biological weapons nor any prospects for building them at the time of the invasion" ("Home for Christmas," Dec. 2) may...Tags: Defense, Interior Policy, Weaponry, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
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Science and censorship
Albert Einstein once said the reason he was able to accomplish so much was because he had "stood on the shoulders of giants" like Newton and Galileo. The Nobel Prize-winning physicist's remark was a reminder how much scientists depend on discoveries...Tags: Science, Terrorism, Galileo Galilei, National Institutes of Health, Human Body
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Soldier returns to APG to help clean up
A World War II veteran's memories may help the U.S. Army save millions of dollars while protecting people and the environment. Frank Cupp, 85, recently visited the Historical Office at the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command to...Tags: Defense, Weaponry, World War II (1939-1945), Wars and Interventions, U.S. Army
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Explain again why we invaded Iraq?
After two letters in attempt to justify himself and the invasion of Iraq ("Iraq's chemical weapons stocks were well documented," Dec. 28, and "Did Saddam have WMDs before the U.S. invasion in 2003?" Jan. 2) I still can't figure out what Michael DeCicco is...Tags: Defense, Weaponry, Iraq, Wars and Interventions, George Bush
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APG shouldn't needlessly poison monkeys
The monkey in the video spasms violently. He's just been injected with a massive dose of physostigmine — more than 30 times the maximum limit recommended by the Food and Drug Administration — causing vomiting, breathing difficulty, seizures...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Israel, University of Maryland, College Park, Censorship, Ellicott City
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Gadhafi's arsenal: Still dangerous
Even as Libya's rebels prepare to attack the last remaining strongholds of former dictator Muammar Gadhafi, disturbing reports have surfaced of widespread looting at weapons caches abandoned by his retreating forces. The regime's stockpiles included...Tags: Terrorism, Muammar Gaddafi, Weaponry, U.S. Department of State, Al-Qaeda
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Remembering 9/11: A day that changed our lives forever
Ten years ago, I remember driving down 16th Street on Sept. 11 to my office near Georgetown, on a day when the cloudless sky was a brilliant blue. I was thankful that the walking cast I was wearing was not on my left foot because traffic was more stop...Tags: Traffic, Hospitals and Clinics, Georgetown, Defense, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Variety of research carried out at Fort Detrick
Sun reporterFort Detrick, where scientist Bruce E. Ivins worked for more than three decades, is the largest U.S. government research center focused primarily on biodefense. Set on a former airfield north of Frederick where the Maryland National Guard once based a...Tags: Immune System, U.S. Military, Preventative Medicine, Vaccines, American Red Cross
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DNA led FBI to anthrax researcher
Associated PressDNA taken from the bodies of people killed in the 2001 anthrax attacks helped lead investigators to Bruce Ivins, who oversaw the highly specific type of germ in an Army lab, a government scientist said yesterday. Using new genome technology,...Tags: Murder, Tom Daschle, Lawyers, Prosecution, DNA
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Opening officials' closed doors
Sun StaffAllen Dyer ran into a legal brick wall when he went to court to try to get the Howard County Board of Education to conduct more of the public's business in public. A county Circuit Court judge threw out his lawsuit, saying he didn't have legal standing to...Tags: Cecil County, Trials, Annapolis, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Ellicott City
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