Army: Radioactivity found in Cold War-era bunker at Fort Bliss in Texas not a health threat

FORT BLISS, Texas — Army officials are downplaying the threat to Fort

Bliss personnel exposed to radiation detected in a bunker at the West

Texas military post.



Leaders at Fort Bliss said Friday that testing shows contamination is

contained to the floor of the bunker at a portion of the post known as

Biggs Army Airfield. Nuclear weapons were assembled and stored in the

bunker in the 1950s and 1960s.



Officials have said a tip from a former worker prompted an

investigation that revealed radioactivity in the bunker, calling into

question the safety of personnel at the post.



But they said Friday there was no risk to people who worked in the

bunker during the Cold War era or more recently.



The bunker is now used to store weapons used for training.