Saturday, January 29, 2011

All clear on Utah Army base after lost lethal VX nerve gas causes 'serious concern,' lockdown

All clear on Utah Army base after lost lethal VX nerve gas causes 'serious concern,' lockdown: "The Army gave the all-clear Thursday after loosing track overnight of a vial of lethal VX nerve agent at a Utah base.

An emergency lockdown went into effect around 6 p.m. Wednesday at the sprawling Dugway Proving Grounds when the vial turned up missing during a routine inventory check.

More than 1,000 employees were held at the base southwest of Salt Lake City as military officials launched a frantic search.

The missing vial was found on the base around 3 a.m."

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