The Rocky Flats plant (1952-1989) was located in north central Jefferson county. North of Arvada, west of Broomfield and south of Boulder. It produced nuclear "pits" which are triggers for bombs.
https://www.kristeniversen.com/what-is-rocky-flats
From 1952 to 1989, the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant produced more than 70,000 plutonium pits or “triggers” for nuclear bombs. Each pit contained enough breathable particles of plutonium to kill every person on earth.
The Rocky Mountain Arsenal (1942-1992) was located in Commerce City. It was an Army chemical weapons plant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Arsenal
The Rocky Mountain Arsenal manufactured chemical weapons including mustard gas, napalm, white phosphorus, lewisite, chlorine gas, and sarin.
Both are now designated National Wildlife Refuges.
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