Reference point: Iraq WMDs
Thank you for proving what an important find these these WMD's are.
I will send this to my Senators so they understand that the shelf life of this stuff is much longer than what the media spin is telling us.
You da man JV!
Excellent work! Good job and BUMP!
May you take this information to this DoD unnammed official who has been quoted in the press and shove it far up his ___
These WMD shells were manufactured at the same time as the shells currently being used as IED's.
Just as effecive and just as deadly.
You need to get a raise!
Yeah, that 'sulfar' is deadly stuff...
Even the old-style mustard gas retains its effectiveness for long periods of time. It may be slightly less reactive, but not enough so to make any difference.
There is an entire unit of the French Army devoted to disposing of World War One HE and mustard gas shells that surface on the old battlefields. The freeze-thaw cycle pushes them to the surface, and farmers die when their tractors run over them. The HE and mustard are still sufficiently virulent to kill or maim, and that stuff is going on for a hundred years old, not just fifteen.
Media: "Yeah, well, OK. Twelve years. But this stuff is maybe 15 years old so it is probably no good."
I say, let's try it out on any of them who want to volunteer.
Mustard is classified as a "persistent" agent. How persistent? Not a year goes by when a Frenchman or two (and some of his farm animals) doesn't die from plowing up a mustard-gas shell from WORLD WAR ONE.
You're my hero.
You are fantastic! Your message and all your hard work are finally getting out! The RATS will be deeply saddened by this!
Efforts to Lengthen Shelf Life
# According to the CIA, nations such as Iraq have tried to overcome the problem of sarin's short shelf life in two ways: The shelf life of unitary (i.e., pure) sarin may be lengthened by increasing the purity of the precursor and intermediate chemicals and refining the production process.
# Developing binary chemical weapons, where the two precursor chemicals are stored separately in the same Shell (projectile)|shell, and mixed to form the agent immediately before or when the shell is in flight. This approach has the dual benefit of making the issue of shelf life irrelevant and greatly increasing the safety of sarin munitions
http://www.territoriopc.com/eng/sarin.php
Outstanding find sir.
these libs that complain about the shells being 12yrs old are the same ones that will hold up a new public works project and do an environmental impact report because someone once dumped 5 gallons of lead paint in the soil.
amazing how they can discount NERVE AGENTS!
*fingers in ears*
/moonbat