U.S. Army Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System Plant (site)

USA / Hawaii / Kekaha /
 historical layer / disappeared object, United States Army
Former site of the U.S. Army Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System facility main processing plant.

On 31 July 2001 the U.S. Army Chemical Activity Pacific retired its colors on Johnston Island. The unit's deactivation marked an end to 30 years of storing and handling chemical weapons stockpiles, and participating in the destruction of those weapons since 1990. Johnston Island, 825 miles southwest of Hawaii, was the only site where soldiers were entirely responsible for the storage, security and transport of the deadly chemical agents. Department of Defense contractors run eight other sites throughout the United States.

www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/facility/johnston_atoll.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JACADS
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Coordinates:   16°43'32"N   169°31'59"W
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