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CHASE, various, 1967-1970(145 total words in this text)(2642 Reads)  The ocean disposal program called Operation CHASE (for "Cut Holes and Sink 'Em") loaded unwanted Army materiel on old ships which were then scuttled at sea. Most of the sinkings involved conventional ammunition, but four involved chemical munitions. The first chemical sinking was designated CHASE 8 in 1967 and disposed of mustard agent in ton containers and M55 GB-filled rockets. In June 1968, CHASE 11 disposed of GB and VX in ton containers and rockets. CHASE 12 in August 1968 disposed of mustard agent in ton containers. The last was CHASE 10, delayed for various reasons, but finally completed in August 1970. It disposed of about 3,000 tons of nerve agent rockets encased in concrete vaults. Environmental concern over the sea dumping of chemical weapons led to a public law [Marine Protection, Research & Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (MPRSA) ] prohibiting further such missions. |
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Union troops occupy Grafton, Virginia.
1862: At the Battle of Fair Oaks, Union General George B. McClellan defeats Confederates outside of Richmond. 1862: The Confederates abandon the city of Corinth. 1864: Confederates attack at Bethesda Church, Virginia. 1900: U.S. troops arrive in Peking to help put down the Boxer Rebellion. 1902: The Boer War ends with the Treaty of Vereeniging. 1915: A German zeppelin makes an air raid on London. 1916: British and German fleets fight in the Battle of Jutland. 1941: The last of the Allies evacuate after 11 days of battling a successful German parachute invasion of the island of Crete. 1941: An armistice is arranged between the British and the Iraqis. |
