Litteratur |
Brankowitz: William R. : Chemical Weapons Movement: History
Compilation.
Office of the Program Manager for Chemical Munitions
(Demilitarization and Binary) (Provisional), Aberdeen Proving
Ground, Maryland, 1987 - 137 s.
“I was exposed to nerve agent on Okinawa” – US soldier sickened by chemical weapon leak at Chibana
Ammunitions Depot in 1969 breaks silence on what happened that day.. / : Jon Mitchell
The Asia-Pacific Journal, Japan Focus Volume 1, Issue 20: 2. Oct 15, 2019.
On July 8 1969, 19-year old US soldier Daniel Plemons was working at Chibana Ammunition Depot, Okinawa, in one of the most dangerous – and secretive – jobs in the US military: the maintenance of chemical weapons.
Operation Red Hat : Men and a Mission (1971) / National
Archives and Records Administration Department of Defense.
Department of the Army. U.S. Army Materiel Command. U.S. Army
Munitions Command. Edgewood Arsenal. (08/01/1962 - 1971). 'This
film shows the movement of Okinawa - based American munitions to
Johnston Island in 1971. Footage reveals that in 1962, Edgewood
Arsenal was involved in a classified operation to ship munitions to
Okinawa under the code name "Red Hat." In 1969, it was discovered
that toxic munitions were in Okinawa and President Richard Nixon
promised Japan's Prime Minister that he would remove the toxic
munitions. On February 13, 1971, the first convoy of chemical
weapons was sent to Johnston Island, located 750 miles southwest of
Hawaii. Each vehicle leaving the munitions holding center was
inspected to ensure that the civilian population in Japan had not
been contaminated. Japanese officials inspected the empty igloos
after the munitions were removed. On September 10, 1971, the
transportation of munitions and the operation were complete.'