Utah Army base locked to solve 'serious concern'

[blogslut]

Source: AP

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah military base that carries out tests to protect troops against biological attacks was locked down Wednesday to resolve a "serious concern," officials said.

Base commander Col. William E. King said no one was in danger and the gates will reopen as quickly as it's feasible.

His statement did not provide any details of the problem.

Base spokeswoman Bonnie Robinson told the The Associated Press early Thursday that officials hope to have the problem resolved shortly.

"We are working as quickly and as thoroughly as possible to resolve a serious concern within the Test Area," King said...

Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5imeVHU_F43JAilTso-9c7T0f-CbA?docId=ad6180e108404372b6b55615bf87cb18

[aquart]

1. Oy. What have they done now?

[The Magistrate]

2. One Word, Ma'am: 'Ooops....'

[HereSince1628]

3. The most unwanted word in CBR warfare testing?

Reminds me of a movie scene with George C. Scott.

[MyrnaLoy]

4. Mormon

Zombies.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

29. lol!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[harvey007]

5. Ug

Bad sh*t happening there.

Americans need to wake up and smell the coffee.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dugway_Proving_Ground

[Ichingcarpenter]

8. It encompasses 801,505 acres (3,243.576 km², or 1,252.352 sq mi) of the Great Salt Lake Desert,

an area the size of the state of Rhode Island....... man that's big.


Another Website to see all the shit that happens there:

Seems that even oversight is lacking



http://www.project-112shad-fdn.com/

[dotymed]

9. Next?

An accidental nuking of the entire area, including adjoining towns and citizens? I saw that movie, but it could really happen....

[Ichingcarpenter]

11. Utah Army base reopening after hours-long lockdown over 'serious concern'

King and other base officials declined to provide any details on the cause of the lockdown.

About 5 a.m. MST Thursday, base spokeswoman Paula Thomas said the base had reopened to incoming personnel, and preparations were under way to allow people inside to leave.

She said there were no injuries resulting from the cause of the lockdown, which began about 5:30 p.m. She said more details would be released later in the day.


http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=133262497

[Ichingcarpenter]

26. The last time ...7,544 sheep died in the area

and countless other animals.

They handle some really nasty stuff..... still no official memo on why they locked it down.

[indimuse]

6. maybe something back-fired! pray for our soldiers...*SERIOUS CONCERNS*...?

hmmmm...

[xchrom]

7. ...

:scared:

[tnlurker]

10. Link is broken now

[blogslut]

12. Odd

It still works for me. However, here's a selection of links from assorted news venues:

http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&cf=all&cf=all&ncl=driB-g7PjpljFmMsHKmXyBW_tvIIM

[leeroysphitz]

13. Wake up baby LaVonne, pack a few things and let's get out of here before it's too late!

[Autumn Colors]

16. "Don't Fear The Reaper" (nt)

[Jankyn]

24. My first thought exactly!

I guess Stephen King isn't a novelist, he's a journalist.

[zehnkatzen]

14. Isn't this how "The Stand" started out? k/r n/t

[logosoco]

15. Isn't this how the Stand started?

And oddly enough, the base commanders name is King!

I hope everyone in there is okay.

[sarge43]

19. If there's a Captain Trips in that mix, we're in big trouble. n/t

[JBoy]

17. Remain calm! All is well!!

[VWolf]

23. LMAO Priceless. n/t

[MgtPA]

18. I'm re-reading The Stand now (on my iPad) for the umpteenth time...

next stop, Boulder??

[chowhound]

20. here come another 2000 dead birds

anyone read the stand by stephen king. that's how the plague got started, an accident at an army base. oops didn't catch the prev post
coolest book i ever read - thank you mr. king, although the gunslinger series is great also!

[Zephie]

21. Yet another vote for this being the work of Randall Flagg

He's a very bad man you know.

[sarcasmo]

22. Get you're duct tap ready Utah.

[Statistical]

25. Probably a consequence of repealing DADT.

Some soldiers caught the gay virus and they had to quarantine the entire base.

[bobthedrummer]

27. The AP is reporting it as a "missing" vial of VX nerve gas...

[bobthedrummer]

28. If there's any truth to that "report" here's something about VX-originally produced by NY's FMC Corp

Nerve Agent VX (CBWInfo.com)
http://www.cbwinfo.com/Chemical/Nerve/VX.shtml

[Ichingcarpenter]

30. VX (nerve agent a primer

Is an extremely toxic substance whose only application is in chemical warfare as a nerve agent. As a chemical weapon, it is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations in UN Resolution 687. The production and stockpiling of VX was outlawed by the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993.

The VX nerve agent is the most well-known of the V-series of nerve agents and is considered an area denial weapon due to its physical properties.


With its high viscosity and low volatility, VX has the texture and feel of motor oil. This makes it especially dangerous, as it has a high persistence in the environment. It is odorless and tasteless, and can be distributed as a liquid, both pure and as a mixture with a polymer in the form of thickened agent, or as an aerosol.


VX is the most toxic nerve agent ever synthesized for which activity has been independently confirmed.


Early symptoms of percutaneous exposure (skin contact) may be local muscular twitching or sweating at the area of exposure followed by nausea or vomiting. Some of the early symptoms of a VX vapor exposure to nerve agent may be rhinorrhea (runny nose) and/or tightness in the chest with shortness of breath (bronchial constriction). Miosis (pinpointing of the pupils) may be an early sign of agent exposure but is not usually used as the only indicator of exposure


More at Wikipedia.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VX_(nerve_agent)

[bobthedrummer]

31. Any further "news" about this??? n/t

[sarcasmo]

32. Kick, we need to find a follow up story .

[crim son]

33. Found the vial?

http://topnews360.tmcnet.com/topics/associated-press/articles/2011/01/30/139696-utah-army-post-reopens-after-nerve-agent-found.htm

Hmmmm.