text: Chester, you say that "... wide swaths of Alaska that are now off-limits due to dangerous pollution, including toxic chemicals, unexploded ordinance, and depleted uranium."  There are many places in Alaska with pollution, UXO, and DU - as well as many places in other states as well.  As a nation we set aside places for the military.  Sometimes those are used for live fire training.  Not every artillery shell, bomb, or rocket explodes so there is UXO.  Sometimes the weapon contains depleted uranium.  Those are a given on live-fire ranges and a consequence of having national security.  In the past we as a nation did not recognize the nasty effects of some chemicals; there are several superfund sites in the city near where I live - that is historic, not necessarily military.  You don't get to have an unblemished country, garbage and live fire ranges that directly benefit you have to go somewhere.  How about some recognition of that?