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Watchtower of the Former Clausen Chemical Weapons Depot

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Watchtower of the Former Clausen Chemical Weapons Depot

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  • Location: Clausen, Südwestpfalz, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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    June 20, 2020

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    Where around 400 tons of poison gas (VX and Sarin) in the form of 102,000 grenades were stored for decades, today there is a solar park that is more environmentally friendly. The former watchtower is currently inhabited by (at least) one pair of kestrels.
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    Scary idea of what was once stored here
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    Location: Clausen, Südwestpfalz, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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