Chemical Weapons Destruction: Advantages and Disadvantages of Alternatives to Incineration
NSIAD-94-123
Published: Mar 18, 1994. Publicly Released: Apr 21, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed technological disposal processes that could be alternatives to the incineration of chemical weapons, focusing on: (1) the development status of these alternative technologies; (2) the cost of the technologies; and (3) their performance characteristics.
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Army facilitiesChemical agentsBiological agentsChemical warfareCost analysisChemical weaponsEnvironmental impact statementsMunitionsProperty disposalResearch and developmentSystems evaluationTechnology transferWaste disposal