Source: U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground Official Page
source confidence: High status: Useful updated 2026-06-18
Summary
The U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Ground page describes the installation's mission, leadership, location, visitor context, and testing-and-evaluation role.
Useful Claims
- The page calls Dugway Proving Ground the nation's leading test center for Chemical and Biological Defense.
- It says Dugway conducts testing and support for U.S. defenders, inter-agency partners, and allies to counter chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards.
- It says Dugway provides testing, evaluation, training, and technical support.
- It gives a Dugway, Utah address and describes the post as remote, roughly 90 miles from Salt Lake City and about 50 miles from Tooele.
- The testing-and-evaluation section says Dugway has been on the front lines of chem/bio testing for more than 80 years and includes nearly 800,000 acres with laboratories, test chambers, and field test grids.
Reliability Notes
This is official Army evidence and is strong for current mission, location, public-facing capabilities, and institutional self-description. It is not adequate for a full historical or ethical account; open-air testing, environmental exposures, secrecy, and community impacts need independent and declassified sources.
Verbatim
DPG is responsible for testing and evaluating nearly all Department of Defense (DoD) chemical and biological defense equipment and capabilities. Within its nearly 800,000 acres, there are numerous state-of-the-art laboratories, unique test chambers and extensive field test grids.
Locator: History.