Camp Detrick, Maryland

While the U.S. has had biological weapons, it has not used them. The U.S. Army developed Camp Detrick, Maryland, into a site for biological research and development. The site manufactured anthrax and botulinum bombs in the event they were needed during World War n. After the war, knowing that biological weapons could become very important, the U.S. shielded Unit 731 from prosecution for war crimes in exchange for its research data and expertise. 

George W. Merck, Special Consultant to the Secretary of War, visiting Camp Detrick, Maryland. Col. Joseph D. Sears, left. 

Hinshaw, W.R. Biological Department, Chemical Corps, Camp Detrick, Frederick, Maryland (3, 209)... 

The first biological warfare laboratory built at Camp Detrick (later Fort Detrick), Maryland. (Courtesy of Soldier Biological and Chemical Command, Historical Research and Response Team, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.)... 

Meanwhile, in 1942-3, the CWS constructed a BW facility at Camp Detrick (later renamed Fort Detrick), an army facility in Maryland, at a cost of 13 million. Operational in 1943, the facility at Camp Detrick employed approximately 4000 people. Other BW-related facilities included a 250-acre site near Dugway Proving Grounds (Utah) and a 2000 acre facility at Horn Island (Pascalouga, Mississippi), both of which were used for open-air testing. 

Through co-operation with the WRS, Dr. Baldwin secured the services of a formidable group of scientists and technicians. A site outside Frederick, Maryland, was selected for a biological warfare installation and construction of the future Camp Detrick was begun in the spring of 1943. This... 

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