Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge features hiking, catch and release fishing, a playground, and even a herd of buffalo. But its got a dark history that included manufacturing Sarin nerve gas. In the second half of this episode, we get into one of the largest (and last) swarms of locust in the US.
Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!
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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross
Resources:
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/rocky-mountain-arsenal/about-us
https://truthandlegend.com/rmanwr-audio-tour-2
https://home.army.mil/carson/rma/about/history
https://www.epa.gov/fedfac/rocky-mountain-arsenal-spotlight
PHotos: https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2017-07/before_after.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Arsenal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_chemical_weapons_program
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA288453.
https://www.cma.army.mil/nerve-agent-gb-sarin/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%27s_swarm
https://www.grunge.com/1097352/the-terrifying-story-of-alberts-swarm/
https://todayinhistory.blog/2018/10/20/october-20-1937-alberts-swarm/
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