Transforming Conventional Ammunition Demil

摘要

By the end of August 2003, the demilitarization (demil) stockpile stood at 367,619 tons, with a liability to the American taxpayer of more than $1.4 billion. These figures may be on the low side because they do not include Army missiles or excess ammunition in Korea, Europe and Southwest Asia. Korea's stockpile alone stands at more than 97,000 tons. Today, the demil stockpile is about 20 percent of the total DOD CONUS depot stockpile (30-percent Army), but is forecasted to leap to about 52 percent by FY09. The dramatic change is due to the projected demil of Army missiles and other service items nearing the end of their shelf life.