▁were ▁chosen ▁in ▁these ▁tests ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁sp ore - form ing ▁ab ilities , ▁and ▁their ▁similar ities ▁to ▁Bac ill us ▁anth rac is , ▁a ▁causing ▁agent ▁of ▁anth ra x . ▁S . ▁mar ces c ens ▁was ▁used ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁easily ▁ident ifiable ▁from ▁its ▁red ▁p ig ment . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Sub way ▁was ▁cont amin ated ▁with ▁Bac ill us ▁glob ig ii ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁simulate ▁the ▁spread ing ▁of ▁anth ra x ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁urban ▁population . ▁ ▁More ▁field ▁tests ▁involving ▁path ogen ic ▁species ▁were ▁conducted ▁at ▁D ug way ▁Pro ving ▁Gr ound , ▁Ut ah ▁and ▁anti - an imal ▁studies ▁were ▁conducted ▁at ▁Eg lin ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁many ▁scient ists ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁bi ological ▁weapons . ▁The odor ▁Rose bury , ▁who ▁previously ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁super visor ▁at ▁Camp ▁Det rick , ▁issued ▁a ▁warning ▁against ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁bi ological ▁weapons ▁during ▁the ▁cold ▁war . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Rose bury ▁left ▁Camp ▁Det rick ▁during ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁time ▁when ▁scient ists ▁could ▁publish ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁their ▁research . ▁Rose bury ▁published ▁Peace ▁or ▁P est il ence ? ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁which ▁explained ▁his ▁views ▁on ▁why ▁bi ological ▁weapons ▁should ▁be ▁b anned ▁by ▁world ▁powers . ▁By