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2 unusual facts about Pine Bluff Arsenal


Destruction of chemical weapons

The Pine Bluff Arsenal is a former chemical weapons production, storage and disposal site located in southeastern Arkansas.

Tom Kilgore

Earlier in his career, Kilgore worked for Arkansas Power & Light (a subsidiary of Entergy), Carolina Power & Light, and for the U.S. Department of Defense at Pine Bluff Arsenal in Jefferson County, Arkansas.


Jake McNiece

In 1939, he graduated from Ponca City High School and went to work in road construction, and then at the Pine Bluff Arsenal, where he gained experience in the use of explosives.

M687

The design was standardized in 1976 and production began on December 16, 1987 at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Pine Bluff, Arkansas.


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