Reader comments: Don't ship chemical weapons

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Daily Laugh | 7:43 a.m. July 7, 2008
They need to put the chemical weapons in those hard, plastic 'blister packs', similar to what some electronics and other items are shipped in. That way, no one could get at them.
Anonymous | 9:15 a.m. July 7, 2008
This is another case of NIMBY. Why not use the multi-billion dollar facility that has been built in Tooele County? Those weapons can be safely transported in sealed, crash-proof containers even if they are leaking. It doesn't make sense for the taxpayers to build more very expensive disposal facilities around the country when we can safely dispose of them here in Tooele. Has anyone in Utah been harmed by the disposal of thousands of tons of weapons stored at Tooele? Not that I know of. There have been some very minor leaks, but in the microgram range that endanger no one.
Re: Anonymous 9:15 | 12:53 p.m. July 7, 2008
O.K. Anon 9:15,

We'll transport them willy nilly past your house......
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Anonymous | 8:05 p.m. July 7, 2008
I and my family used to live at the Tooele South Area where the chemical weapons were stored. We were never in any danger. Chemical weapons were routinely transported through many states to Tooele and Dugway without incident. I would have no problem with them being shipped past my home. Those old chemical weapons aren't nearly as dangerous as the alarmists would have the gullible believe.

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