Dugway to Expand for Counterterrorism Training

The Utah facility used for biological and chemical defense testing is set to be expanded over the next seven years to encompass counterterrorism training against WMD attacks, the Salt Lake Tribune reported Saturday (see GSN, Feb. 25).

Planned additions to the Dugway Proving Ground in Tooele County include a fake city for chemical and biological attack training, a building to test protective equipment and an annex for biological defense trials, the Tribune reported.

The public has 30 days to review the plan, which will be sent to the U.S. Defense Department for approval (Dawn House, Salt Lake Tribune, Oct. 16)

Dugway has been used to test and store anthrax and other pathogens since 1991 to better prepare the Untied States against attacks using WMD agents (Associated Press/Arizona Republic, Oct. 16).

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