U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity
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The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity is a U.S. Army organization responsible for the safe storage, monitoring, and destruction of the nation’s chemical weapons stockpiles and related materials.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chemical weapons depots of the United States | 1 |
| U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army organization
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military organization ⓘ |
| aimsTo | protect workers, the public, and the environment from chemical agent hazards ⓘ |
| compliesWith | Chemical Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fieldOfWork |
chemical surety
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chemical weapons demilitarization ⓘ chemical weapons storage ⓘ environmental protection ⓘ public safety ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
legacy U.S. unitary chemical weapons stockpile
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recovered chemical warfare materiel ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs |
U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency
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| hasAbbreviation | CMA ⓘ |
| hasComplianceObjective | verification support for international inspections of U.S. chemical weapons sites ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalObjective | minimize environmental impact of chemical weapons destruction ⓘ |
| hasLegalMandate |
U.S. federal law governing chemical weapons destruction
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international treaty obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| hasOperationalScope |
U.S. chemical weapons storage sites
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contiguous United States ⓘ
surface form:
continental United States
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| hasSafetyObjective |
accident prevention at chemical weapons storage sites
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safe storage of chemical agents until destruction ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Maryland
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| mission | to safely store, monitor, and destroy the nation’s chemical weapons stockpiles and related materials ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
United States Army
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surface form:
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Materiel Command ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Army Materiel Command ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
chemical weapons treaty compliance support
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destruction of U.S. chemical weapons stockpiles ⓘ management of recovered chemical warfare materiel ⓘ monitoring of U.S. chemical weapons stockpiles ⓘ safe storage of U.S. chemical weapons stockpiles ⓘ |
| sector |
defense
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hazardous materials management ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| subjectOf | U.S. Army chemical weapons demilitarization programs ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | U.S. Army Materiel Command ⓘ |
| task |
coordination with federal, state, and local agencies on chemical weapons issues
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oversight of chemical weapons stockpile elimination programs ⓘ public outreach related to chemical weapons storage and destruction ⓘ risk reduction associated with legacy chemical warfare materiel ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | operational field activity ⓘ |
| uses |
chemical demilitarization technologies
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monitoring systems for chemical agent storage ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chemical weapons depots of the United States
U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity
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formerlyKnownAs
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U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency