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Anybody know the status of the thousands of tons of chemical weapons the allies dumped in the ocean after WWII? Curious if those munitions are still dangerous
by feklar 10y ago
Anybody know the status of the thousands of tons of chemical weapons the allies dumped in the ocean after WWII? Curious if those munitions are still dangerous
- marvin 10y agoEven chemical weapons dumps after WWI are still dangerous today: http://helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/hazardous-substances/sea-dumped-chemical-munitions http://helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/hazardous-substances/sea-...
- jvanloov 10y agoAs corrosion sets in, the problem becomes bigger and bigger. http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/21/troubled-waters-the-hidden-legacy-of-chemical-weapons-dumping http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/21/troubled-waters-the-hidde...
- Gracana 10y agoA while back I posted a map of ordnance dumps, and there was some discussion about the danger: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8923702 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8923702