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Missing Vial Of Nerve Agent Shuts Down Dugway -- Salt Lake Tribune
An overnight lockdown, triggered when vial of the deadly VX nerve agent went temporarily missing, was lifted early Thursday morning at Utah’s sprawling, 801,000-acre Dugway Proving Ground.
Officials at the remote Army installation, 90 miles southwest of Salt Lake City in Utah’s western desert, abruptly ordered gates closed at 5:24 p.m. Wednesday. Up to 1,500 employees of Dugway — military personnel, contractors and civilian workers — were forced to stay the night.
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More News On Shutting Down The Dugway Proving Grounds In Utah
Utah Army post reopens after nerve agent found -- Washington Post
Utah base open after missing nerve agent vial located, officials say -- CNN
Biological Weapons Base Reopens After Scare -- MSNBC
Utah army base housing chemical and biological weapons shut down over 'serious concern' -- New York Daily News
Chemical Scare Surrounds Lockdown of Dugway Army Facility in Utah -- Newsmax
Army WMD Defense Base Deals With "Serious Concern" -- Global Security Newswire
Utah military lockdown triggered by nerve agent discrepancy -- KRTV.com
My Comment: This type of news is very scary stuff.
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zombies?
Zombies. That's a good one.
VX is the most toxic nerve agent ever synthesized for which activity has been independently confirmed.[5] The median lethal dose (LD50) for humans is estimated to be about 734 micrograms[citation needed] through skin contact and the LCt50 for inhalation is estimated to be 30–50 mg·min/m³
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