RICHMOND, Ky. — Kentucky’s chemical weapons destruction facility has eliminated its stockpile of projectiles containing VX nerve agent.
The Blue Grass Chemical Agent plant said in a statement this week that teams destroyed the last projectiles on May 28.
Plant workers dismantled the weapons and mixed the nerve agents with chemicals and water, turning it into a neutral solution.
The plant at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Madison County began disposing of its 523 tons of decades-old chemical weapons in 2019.
Officials said that it has eliminated more than 27% of its chemical agents.
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