Dugway Army base on lockdown

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TigerAngel — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:04:21 GMT

Ouououou that's scary. I just watched a movie last night with a similar scenario, "Defense of the Realm". Pretty good movie from 1985 in think.

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temptustoo — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:24:55 GMT

wonder what crazy lie they will come up with for this story.. LOL..

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time*treat — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:56:52 GMT

Yeah, seems this base has *quite* the history.

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sully16 — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:22:06 GMT

Remember Stephen Kings THE STAND.....Captain Trips

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Rick G — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:39:15 GMT

<br />One has to wonder what deadly concoctions their mad scientists have cooked up now.

Original Blog Entry: Dugway Army base on lockdown

time*treat — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:38:43 GMT

'Long as whatever has gotten loose doesn't eat through the fence.

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148 sid=14154471

DUGWAY -- The U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Ground was on lockdown Wednesday evening as part of an ongoing security operation, according to spokeswoman Paula Thomas.

Reports of nearly 1,000 employees stranded at the base, some in their cars, went unconfirmed but Dugway Proving Ground Commander Col. William E. King, IV, said food and beverages were being brought in.

As you know measures like these (lockdown of our gates) are not taken lightly, he said. No one is in immediate danger but these steps are required. King said he would open the gates as soon as I can.

The gates to the facility were closed prior to the 5:30 p.m. shift ending. Workers normally scheduled to go home were not allowed to leave, while those coming into the area were also not let in.

Dugway encompasses more than 800,000 acres of Utah's west desert, where more than 2,000 people call home. It is a government-owned facility used by the U.S. Army Reserves and the U.S. National Guard for maneuver training. It is also a U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command center where tests are occasionally run on defenses against biological and chemical weaponry.

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