Vieques Island NPR's Phillip Davis reports from Vieques Island in Puerto Rico on an angry dispute between the U.S Navy and the Puerto Rican government over use of the island for live fire weapons testing. In April, a stray bomb killed a Puerto Rican security guard on the island. That galvanized Puerto Rican opposition to testing there. Thousands of demonstrators and all of Puerto Rico's political parties have demanded the Navy pull out. The Navy, which has tested on Vieques for nearly sixty years, says it has no suitable alternative. A presidential commission is studying the issue.

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Vieques Island

July 23, 199912:00 AM ET

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NPR's Phillip Davis reports from Vieques Island in Puerto Rico on an angry dispute between the U.S Navy and the Puerto Rican government over use of the island for live fire weapons testing. In April, a stray bomb killed a Puerto Rican security guard on the island. That galvanized Puerto Rican opposition to testing there. Thousands of demonstrators and all of Puerto Rico's political parties have demanded the Navy pull out. The Navy, which has tested on Vieques for nearly sixty years, says it has no suitable alternative. A presidential commission is studying the issue.