Obsolete missile recycling

Archiv – The U.S. Army has unveiled a US$ 14 million centre at Anniston, Alabama, for the recovery of metals and explosives from obsolete missiles, according to news agency AP.The U.S. Army has unveiled a US$ 14 million centre at Anniston, Alabama, for the recovery of metals and explosives from obsolete missiles, according to news agency AP. The establishment, the first of its kind, is expected to dismantle some 15 000 missiles each year and will employ some 400 people. The opening of the centre signals a departure from the common practice of destroying weapons by controlled detonation.
Recovered explosives will be reused in new weapons and elsewhere, such as in the mining industry.