%0 Book %A National Research Council %T Recommendations for the Disposal of Chemical Agents and Munitions %@ 978-0-309-05046-3 %D 1994 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2348/recommendations-for-the-disposal-of-chemical-agents-and-munitions %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2348/recommendations-for-the-disposal-of-chemical-agents-and-munitions %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 220 %R doi:10.17226/2348 %X The U.S. Army's chemical stockpile is aging and gradually deteriorating. Its elimination has public, political, and environmental ramifications. The U.S. Department of Defense has designated the Department of the Army as the executive agent responsible for the safe, timely, and effective elimination of the chemical stockpile. This book provides recommendations on the direction the Army should take in pursuing and completing its Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program.