The Nation - News from April 13, 1988

The Army has more than 1,000 leaking chemical weapons and the problem is likely to worsen, service officials said. The leaking weapons are discovered by a complex series of sensors at the eight U.S. sites where they are stored, witnesses told the Senate Armed Services strategic weapons subcommittee. Army Brig. Gen. David Nydam said the leaking weapons are only “a small percentage” of the total U.S. arsenal. The exact size of the U.S. chemical arsenal is classified.