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In an incident after World War II, several captured German rockets containing [[mustard agents]] were accidentally launched into the surrounding countryside.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} [[United States biological weapons program|Biological weapons]] operations were conducted at the arsenal from 1953 to 1969;<ref name=PBCA /> but operations ceased when [[President of the United States|President]] [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] banned [[biological weapons]] after public outcry over [[Agent Orange]].<ref name=Encyclo /> Between 1954 and 1967, at least seven different biological agents were produced at the facility. All biological agents were destroyed between 1971 and 1973.<ref>{{Cite book |author1=Larsen, Jeff |author2=Wirtz, James J. |author3=Croddy, Eric | title=Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Encyclopedia of Worldwide Policy, Technology, and History (2 volume set) |year=2005 | publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] | isbn= 978-1-85109-490-5 }}</ref>

Pine Bluff Arsenal has a total area of {{convert|13493|acre|km2 sqmi|abbr=on|sigfig=2}} with 665 buildings, 271 igloos and storage capacity of {{convert|2090563|sqft|m2|abbr=on|sigfig=2}}. Additionally, Pine Bluff Arsenal has more than {{convert|5000|acre|km2 sqmi|abbr=on|sigfig=2}} of land with the potential to be developed. Most residents are civilians working for the Department of Defense.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/in-depth-overview/pine-bluff-arsenal|title=Pine Bluff Arsenal In-depth Overview|publisher=[[militaryonesource.mil]]|accessdate=2021-02-26}}</ref>

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