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My next-door neighbor is a weapon of mass destruction
Manage episode 382836935 series 3514697
An army depot in Eastern Kentucky once housed something extraordinary and terrible: an arsenal of chemical weapons. The dangers of this stockpile hovered over the residents of the nearby city of Richmond for decades. Recently, the Army fulfilled a long-standing mandate to destroy their entire supply of these deadly weapons, but the road to get there wasn’t easy.
Special thanks to Ben Evans and Ben Sollee for providing archival audio from the documentary NERVE included in this episode.
Featuring:
- John Ismay, Pentagon correspondent for The New York Times
- Craig Williams, activist and Director of Kentucky Environmental Foundation
- Mike Kester, shift plant manager at Blue Grass Army Depot
Links:
- Check out John Ismay’s reporting on the dismantling of America’s chemical weapon’s stockpile.
- You can find a transcript of the episode here.
Donate: The Broadside is made possible by contributions from listeners like you. Support WUNC-North Carolina Public Radio and this podcast by making a donation.
56 episodes
Manage episode 382836935 series 3514697
An army depot in Eastern Kentucky once housed something extraordinary and terrible: an arsenal of chemical weapons. The dangers of this stockpile hovered over the residents of the nearby city of Richmond for decades. Recently, the Army fulfilled a long-standing mandate to destroy their entire supply of these deadly weapons, but the road to get there wasn’t easy.
Special thanks to Ben Evans and Ben Sollee for providing archival audio from the documentary NERVE included in this episode.
Featuring:
- John Ismay, Pentagon correspondent for The New York Times
- Craig Williams, activist and Director of Kentucky Environmental Foundation
- Mike Kester, shift plant manager at Blue Grass Army Depot
Links:
- Check out John Ismay’s reporting on the dismantling of America’s chemical weapon’s stockpile.
- You can find a transcript of the episode here.
Donate: The Broadside is made possible by contributions from listeners like you. Support WUNC-North Carolina Public Radio and this podcast by making a donation.
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