Tennessee, Explosion and military ammunition plant
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The lightweight, stainless steel-cased round was also developed with input from IWTSD. Under the Secretariat for Special Operations, IWTSD is tasked with identifying and developing capabilities for the military to conduct irregular warfare against both state and non-state adversaries.
Toxic chemicals produced at the plant leached into soil and then groundwater. Some contaminants have traveled via groundwater to people's homes.
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