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I doubt that this was to conceal warfare technology of the 50s and 60s but more likely to conceal the effects of CBR atmospheric tests on veterans, downwinders, and the environment. Letters of Appreciation from the Commanding General of the Desert Test Center to soldiers who had no previous experience or training with the most dangerous of the warfare nerve agents, training that would have probably avoided health problems the veterans of ELK HUNT are having today. The Tuite Reports.
A recently uncovered Army report from about the March 14, chemical weapons test at Dugway Proving Ground that went awry and 6, sheep keeled over in their fields,. Although not noted in the Battalion History this was a significant Cold War deployment for the atmospheric testing of chemical, biological and a radiological warfare agents.
Kenneth Nolte pictured at right was a weather observer with the 2 nd Chemical Battalion who's duties placed him on the radioactive dust swept test grids of Dugway. His life was cut short as a result of exposure to those tests in August Report of Field Test The real ramifications of wide spread radiological contamination from a "Dirty Bomb" detonation as recorded at Dugway Proving Ground or how to remove 8" of dirt.
First they believe they were truly engaged in serving the national defense. Secondly, all employees at the Dugway Proving Grounds work under a code of assured non-compliance with inquiries, and what that means is, you work here, what you do here stays here, or you run the risk of termination, loss of benefits, loss of health care, and therefore you don't hear a lot of whistle blowing.
One or two isolated instances but you don't hear a lot of whistle blowing going on about what has taken place there over the years. You have kind of a mixed bag. It's a very problematic, very troubled aspect of the history of this region, and what's most compelling is that we still are not fully up to speed on what's taken place in our back yard in the name of national defense.
Under top-secret rules adopted in , Defense Department researchers were required to inform human test subjects of the health risks associated with radioactive, chemical and biological warfare experiments. In , the Army Chemical Corps began a classified medical research program for developing incapacitating agents that continued until This program involved testing chemicals, including nerve agents, nerve agent antidotes, psychochemicals, irritants, and vesicant agents.
In total, Army documents identify 7, Army and Air Force personnel who participated in these tests. The Army's Medical Research and Development Command in Fort Detrick, Maryland, has the names and service numbers of all test participants and listings of the chemicals to which the service members were exposed.
Memorandum from the Army Chief of Staff to the Surgeon General outlining the use of Volunteers for research with atomic, biological and chemical warfare agents. Wilson Memorandum - Adopted after years of debate by the medical and scientific community with the Department of Defense. Colonel Weiner, Battelle Program Manager for the Edgewood office, has not responded to a written request to provide the missing information on the sheets they sent.
The data that was very surprisingly released is probably just the tip of the iceberg of chemical and biological exposure problems of personnel working with CBR agents.
Exposure was linked to training in a previously implicated area of Fort Sherman. Before "Whistle Down," Dec. The pictures provided of the test site were taken in the spring of Army Forces Command. Will this be the next generation of CBR servicemen to get swept under the Pentagon rug? According to veterans like Jerrel Cook fighting for recognition of past CBR exposures, "It would be a good idea for modern day soldiers to keep a diary of events, retain copies of all orders, and keep track of service friends that can provide buddy verification.
GAO If you think the DoD is actively seeking to identify veterans and units that may have been exposed to chemical or biological agents other than on Project , such as normal test operations at Dugway Proving Ground call 1 It's business as usual. You have to provide the evidence that you were at a test site despite what you may have assumed from the perceived initiative of the document.
The Canadian Government www. It might be a little late for most of them but a lot more than our exposed veterans will ever get. Environmental consultant is pictured collecting animal specimens for contaminant analysis and ecological risk assessment at the U. Army Dugway Proving Ground in Utah. The respirator mask is being worn as a precaution against the deer mouse that carry the Hanta virus.
The Top Secret development of small arms biological weapons, including the spore-forming bacteria that causes anthrax, an acute infectious disease, was carried out at Dugway in The test area for the anthrax shot was expected to be contaminated for months. However, it was found that in soil such as the salt flats , survival persisted beyond three years and that salts with other chemicals in the soil enhanced the infectivity of Bacillus anthracis spores.
Disease Survey. Just count the spaces and see what fits. Veterans and civilians who served at Dugway Proving Ground may need this documentation to prove that nerve gas exposures actually occurred in the period. Roales" is the contact point and roster keeper for all former team members and era weather associated military personnel.
He is presently conducting a survey to determine if former service meteorological and micro meteorological people would like to form a formal or informal association to perhaps chronicle the lost record of their service in the history of Army Meteorology. So please report in for roll call. This site includes some materials that contain offensive or negative stereotypes reflecting the rationalizations of the period and place.
The Dugway Proving Ground Survivors is presenting these items as part of the historical record. At the time of producing this page, the Internet sites listed were current, but due to the dynamic nature of the Internet, some may no longer exist while others may simply have moved. You follow these links at your own risk. The Dugway Proving Ground Survivors takes no responsibility for any offensive sites that you might encounter. Dugway Utah. The town is located inside the United States Army's giant testing facility, Dugway Proving Ground, making it a closed city, as the only roads leading to the town pass through military checkpoints at the boundaries of the base.
It had a resident population of persons as of the United States Census, all of whom lived in the community of Dugway, Utah, at its extreme eastern end.
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