The destruction of chemical weapons stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Madison County is in the home stretch. If all goes according to schedule, the last nerve agent rocket will be destroyed by August.
The first of five chemical weapons destruction campaigns started in June of 2019. At this point the disposal of some 523 tons of nerve and mustard agent is 93% complete. Ron Hink is project manager for the contractor Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass. He said this is the point in the campaign to stop focusing on the numbers and have a sole focus on safe operations.
