NATION IN BRIEF : ALABAMA : Soviets Inspect Old Nerve Gas Plant
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A Soviet delegation inspected a U.S. Army plant that ceased production of a nerve agent component 33 years ago but only last year began disposing of the chemical operation. The tour of the Phosphate Development Works on a Tennessee Valley Authority reservation in north Alabama marks the eighth inspection of a U.S. chemical weapons site under the U.S.-Soviet Chemical Weapons Destruction Agreement of 1989. The same number of Soviet chemical weapons sites have been inspected by American delegations under the pact, officials said.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
