"1950s: Army tests mosquitoes, fleas as biological weapons" Topic
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| Tango01 | 06 Apr 2014 10:12 p.m. PST |
"A military attack with about 230,000 mosquitoes infected with yellow fever would be difficult to detect and would be impossible for a nation to react quickly with a mass-immunization program, the U.S. Army Chemical Corps believed in the 1950s. The corps put its theory to a test in two locations – Savannah, Ga. and the Avon Park Air Force Range. With tests called Operation Big Buzz, Operation Big Itch and Operation Drop Kick, the corps explored the feasibility of using fleas and mosquitoes as weapons…"
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| Coelacanth1938 | 07 Apr 2014 3:19 p.m. PST |
A few more tests like that and there wouldn't be anybody left to protect. |
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