Pine Bluff Arsenal

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Pine Bluff Arsenal is a U.S. Army installation in Arkansas that historically served as a major site for the storage and destruction of chemical weapons and related munitions.

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instanceOf United States Army installation
associatedWith U.S. Army Chemical Corps
U.S. Army Materiel Command
chemicalAgentsStored GB (sarin)
VX
mustard agent
controlledBy United States Army
country United States of America
currentUse conventional munitions and defense manufacturing
storage and logistics for Army materiel
environmentalProgram chemical weapons demilitarization
era World War II
established 1941
garrison civilian and military workforce
hasFunction chemical defense support
industrial manufacturing
logistics support
storage depot
hasSecurityLevel high-security military installation
hazardCategory former chemical weapons storage site
locatedIn Jefferson County, Arkansas
locatedNear Pine Bluff, Arkansas
locatedOn approximately 13000 acres
mission maintenance of military materiel
production of conventional munitions
production of protective equipment
production of pyrotechnic munitions
production of riot control agents
production of smoke munitions
storage of military supplies
nearWaterBody Arkansas River
notableFacility Pine Bluff Chemical Agent Disposal Facility
notableRole destruction of U.S. chemical weapons
destruction of chemical munitions
storage of U.S. chemical weapons
storage of chemical munitions
operator United States Army
originalPurpose production of chemical warfare agents
production of incendiary munitions
production of pyrotechnics
oversight U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity
surface form: U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency
ownedBy United States Department of the Army
participatedInProgram U.S. Chemical Demilitarization Program
surface form: U.S. Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program
partOf U.S. Army Materiel Command
partOfNetwork U.S. Army ammunition plants and arsenals
region Southern United States
surface form: Southeastern United States
state Arkansas

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U.S. Chemical Demilitarization Program primarySites Pine Bluff Arsenal
this entity surface form: Pine Bluff Chemical Agent Disposal Facility
Pine Bluff, Arkansas hasFacilityNearby Pine Bluff Arsenal