9 4 7 – 1 9 6 9 ) ▁Following ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁bi ological ▁war fare ▁program ▁progress ed ▁into ▁an ▁effective , ▁military - dri ven ▁research ▁and ▁production ▁program , ▁covered ▁in ▁controvers y ▁and ▁secre cy . ▁Production ▁of ▁U . S . ▁bi ological ▁war fare ▁agents ▁went ▁from ▁" factory - level ▁to ▁labor atory - level ". ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁the ▁principal ▁U . S . ▁bio - we ap ons ▁facility ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁Camp ▁Det rick ▁in ▁Maryland ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Research ▁and ▁Engineering ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Chem ical ▁Corps . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁was ▁done ▁there , ▁while ▁production ▁and ▁testing ▁occurred ▁at ▁P ine ▁Bl uff , ▁Ark ansas , ▁and ▁D ug way ▁Pro ving ▁Gr ound , ▁Ut ah . ▁P ine ▁Bl uff ▁Ar sen al ▁began ▁production ▁of ▁weapons - grade ▁agents ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 2 – 1 9 5 4 ▁the ▁Chem ical ▁Corps ▁maintained ▁a ▁bi ological ▁weapons ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁facility ▁at ▁Fort ▁Terry ▁on ▁Pl um ▁Island , ▁New ▁York . ▁Fort ▁Terry ' s ▁focus ▁was ▁on ▁anti - an imal ▁bi ological ▁weapon ▁research ▁and ▁development ; ▁the ▁facility ▁research ed ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁potential ▁B W ▁agents . ▁From ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁through ▁the ▁Korean ▁War , ▁the ▁U