Dugway Proving Ground tests and stores some of the deadliest chemical and biological agents on earth. The facility, which opened in 1942, covers about 800,000 acres - larger than the state of Rhode Island. Past experiments include weaponized mosquitoes and fleas, as well as tests with deadly diseases such as anthrax. Narrator : In 1968, about 6,000 sheep died near this government facility. They were poisoned by a chemical weapon named VX. The US hasn't been known to actively use VX in combat. In fact, it's begun destroying its stockpile of chemical munitions as part of a UN treaty. But it's just one of many strange and secretive experiments that happened within these walls. Experiments on sheep, mosquitoes, and even civilians. About 85 miles southwest of Salt Lake City is the US government's top-secret bioweapons lab. It's called the Dugway Proving Ground. The 77-year-old facility covers about 800,000 acres. That's just a little larger than the entire state of R...
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