Porton Down research complex

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Porton_Down_research_complex
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:research_institute
gptkbp:area ~7,000 acres
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Defence_Science_and_Technology_Laboratory
UK Health Security Agency facilities
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established 1916
gptkbp:features high security
gptkbp:historicalEvent Novichok nerve agent investigation (2018)
World War I chemical weapons development
World War II biological weapons research
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Porton Down research complex
gptkbp:location gptkb:Wiltshire,_England
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Salisbury
gptkbp:notableFor public health research
chemical weapons research
biological weapons research
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:UK_Health_Security_Agency
gptkb:Defence_Science_and_Technology_Laboratory
gptkbp:purpose biological research
chemical research
defence research
gptkbp:researchInterest counter-terrorism
infectious diseases
public health emergencies
toxicology
gptkbp:website https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Microbiological_Research_Establishment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8