Following destruction of the chemical weapon stockpiles in Colorado and Kentucky, the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity-West (formerly Pueblo Chemical Depot) and the Blue Grass Chemical Activity are supporting closure and demolition of the chemical agent destruction plants.
The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity (CMA) oversees secure storage of the U.S. two remaining chemical weapons stockpiles at Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado and Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky.
The Recovered Chemical Materiel Directorate provides centralized management and direction to the Department of Defense for the assessment and destruction of recovered chemical warfare materiel in a safe and environmentally compliant manner.
The Recovered Chemical Materiel Directorate provides centralized management and direction to the Department of Defense for the assessment and destruction of recovered chemical warfare materiel in a safe and environmentally compliant manner.
The CMA director serves as the Army treaty implementing agent, ensuring the Army complies with the Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty, which prohibits development, production, stockpiling, transfer and use of chemical weapons.
The CMA director acts as implementing agent ensuring the Army complies with the Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty, which prohibits development, production, stockpiling, transfer and use of chemical weapons.
CMA works closely in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, state and local governments to implement the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, which educates, prepares and protects communities surrounding the stockpiles.
CMA worked in close partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and state and local governments to implement the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) to educate, prepare, and protect communities surrounding chemical stockpile sites.
