[CPEO-MEF] Dugway Proving Ground (UT) bio lab

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Dugway aims to revive Cold War lab
Army says it needs extra space for crucial biotesting, but watchdogs 
warn of worldwide ramifications

By Matthew D. LaPlante
The Salt Lake Tribune (UT)
March 22, 2007

TOOELE - A relic Cold War building, where Army scientists once secretly 
studied the effects of biochemical weapons, would be renovated and 
reopened under a proposal by officials from Dugway Proving Ground.

Under the proposal, the controversial Baker Lab would be rebuilt with as 
many as 25 new biological testing areas, including one that would be the 
largest of its kind for testing the effects of so-called Level-3 
biological agents, such as an aerosol form of anthrax, on detection systems.

Dugway officials say post-Sept. 11, 2001, demands for testing of 
protective equipment and warning systems simply can't be met in their 
current lab space.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_5493105

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
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