Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky

A 14,494-acre site mainly used for the storage, maintenance, and ultimately disposal of both conventional and chemical weapons.The chemical weapons stockpile is comprised of around 523 tons of mustard gas, as well as the nerve agents VX and sarin, packaged in assorted projectiles and rocket nose cones. In addition, there are around 70,000 missiles on site awaiting disposal, which contain both conventional explosives and nerve agents. Remediation efforts are ongoing in those areas where contamination has occurred.