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To: Seeking the truth; diotima; jackbill
BTW, can you read what the first item in Land Forces was?

Binary Chemical Weapons
70 posted on 02/21/2004 11:10:39 AM PST by July 4th (George W. Bush, Avenger of the Bones)
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To: July 4th
VX Binary

O-Ethyl O-2-diisopropylaminoethyl methylphosphonite (QL) is initially located in one canister, while elemental sulfur is located in a separate canister. When the weapon is fired (or otherwise delivered), a disk between the canisters ruptures, and the two components react in flight to produce VX.

Hence, "binary." Two components mixed to create one.
73 posted on 02/21/2004 11:12:31 AM PST by July 4th (George W. Bush, Avenger of the Bones)
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To: July 4th
Binary Chemical Weapons

I think you're right.

75 posted on 02/21/2004 11:13:14 AM PST by Riley
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To: July 4th
I think you have it.
76 posted on 02/21/2004 11:13:27 AM PST by kcvl
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To: July 4th
Makes sense Binary chemical weapons
77 posted on 02/21/2004 11:13:48 AM PST by mylife
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To: July 4th
OK. So what are Binary Chemical Weapons?
81 posted on 02/21/2004 11:16:29 AM PST by Maigrey (Kerry is the epitome of Bipartisanship - He's on both sides of every issue.)
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To: July 4th
yep, thanks
91 posted on 02/21/2004 11:20:45 AM PST by Seeking the truth (Some oldies/newbies are really full of themselves, aren't they?)
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To: July 4th
Probably has something to do with the Pine Bluffs Arkansas facility that was supposed to be producing them by 1984. See http://alibi.com/alibi/09-16-98/skeleton.htm which was the closest thing Google returned so far.
197 posted on 02/21/2004 3:56:55 PM PST by NonValueAdded ("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people." GWB 1/20/04)
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