Posted on May 28, 2015
SFC Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Operations Specialist
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The Pentagon was supposed to send dead or inactive anthrax samples from a military facility in Dugway, Utah, but accidently sent live ones instead. Thoughts or comments?

I am happy that I have received my vaccinations, but it is scary to think about something like this happening.
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1LT Nick Kidwell
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I understand why they have the live and dead Anthrax in the first place, but why would the Pentagon be shipping it without QA/QC and universal precautions on both ends, and why would they use civilian means to ship them?
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You'd figure. I mean, the military has so many policies and procedures in place to prevent the simplest of accidents, but something like this slips through?
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CPT Ahmed Faried
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And the Air Force transported nuclear weapons over land some years back. It seems some folks are itching for the apocalypse.
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SFC Mark Merino
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I've always thought that the zombie apocolypse would be caused by our own government...lol?
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SPC John Lanning
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Actually, it was an Air Force bomber that flew from Minot, ND to Louisiana with a live nuclear load, and it wasn't discovered until after the plane landed.
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CPT Ahmed Faried
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over land? as in flying over? I could see how that could be confused with 'overland'
you have a point.
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SGT Kristjan Rahe
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I attended training at Dugway a few years ago. I was impressed with the professionalism and controls so I would like to think this was overblown or pure incompetence on the part of some person
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