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Johnston Atoll
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Johnston Atoll

Coral island in the mid-Pacific, lying between the Marshall Islands and Hawaii; area 2.8 sq km/1.1 sq mi. The island is only 2.4 m/8 ft above sea level and subject to hurricanes and tidal waves. It has the status of a National Wildlife Refuge but was contaminated by fallout from nuclear-weapons testing in 1962, and has since 1971 been used as a repository for chemical weapons left over from the Korean and Vietnam wars. An unincorporated territory of the USA, it is administered by the US Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA).
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It may appear to be a tropical island complete with sandy beaches and crystal blue waters, but Johnston Island is anything but a tropical paradise.
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The final weapons destroyed at the Johnston Island Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (JACADS) were land mines filled with nerve agent VX -- a clear, odorless and tasteless liquid.
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Called the Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS), the facility is located on Johnston Island, 800 miles southwest of Hawaii.
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