▁campus ▁for ▁bi ological ▁agents ▁requiring ▁special ty ▁contain ment . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁land ▁ac quisition ▁for ▁the ▁fort ▁was ▁a ▁par cel ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁ ▁along ▁the ▁Ros em ont ▁Avenue ▁f ence ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁comple ting ▁the ▁present ▁. ▁ ▁On ▁V eter ans ▁Day , ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁ ▁President ▁Richard ▁M . ▁N ixon ▁asked ▁the ▁Senate ▁to ▁rat ify ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁Gene va ▁Pro tocol ▁prohib iting ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁chemical ▁and ▁bi ological ▁weapons . ▁N ixon ▁assured ▁Fort ▁Det rick ▁its ▁research ▁would ▁continue . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁N ixon ▁made ▁a ▁statement ▁out law ing ▁off ensive ▁bi ological ▁research ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Since ▁that ▁time ▁any ▁research ▁done ▁at ▁Fort ▁Det rick ▁has ▁been ▁purely ▁def ensive ▁in ▁nature , ▁foc using ▁on ▁di agnostics , ▁prevent ives ▁and ▁treat ments ▁for ▁B W ▁in fe ctions . ▁This ▁research ▁is ▁undert aken ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Research ▁Institute ▁of ▁In fect ious ▁D ise ases ▁( US AM RI ID ) ▁which ▁transition ed ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Unit ▁( US AM U ) ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Many ▁former ▁labor ator ies ▁and ▁some ▁land ▁made ▁available ▁by ▁the ▁dis est ab lish ment ▁of