Porton Down
/ˌpɔːtn ˈdaʊn/
/ˌpɔːrtn ˈdaʊn/
- the usual name for the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton, near Salisbury in southern England. It is a British government centre for studying chemical and biological weapons.
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