Army Plays Down Threat From World War I-Era Chemical Munitions in D.C.

August 24, 2009- The U.S. Army says that World War I-era chemical weapons pose no threat to the air or water in a Washington, D.C. neighborhood despite an ongoing search for buried munitions, the District's congressional delegate said yesterday.

"Our position is that the corps must remain until there is an objective all-clear here," said Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D). "Nobody need move out of this beautiful neighborhood. It really isn't fair to alarm people. ... There is no indication that the neighborhood is unsafe."

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