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US use of bio-chemical weapons



For those who a blissfully unaware of US use of chemical and biological
agents, both abroad and at home, here's a summary.

Bahamas - late 1040-mid 1950s
Joint US-Canadian-UK operation sprayed bacteria on the islands killing
thousands of animals. Human casualties unknown. Details of tests still
classified.

Canada - 1953
Zinc cadmium sulfide disseminated through Winnipeg.

China & Korea - 1952
Bacteria, insects, feathers, decaying animal and fish parts dropped over
Korea and north east China.

Vietnam - early 1960-early 1970s
Agent Orange. CS, DM and CN gases.

Laos - September 1970
Sarin nerve gas.

Panama - 1940-1990s
Used as testing ground for mustard gas, VX, sarin, hydrogen cyanide, Agent
Orange.

Cuba - 1962
Contaminated Cuban sugar exports destined for the Soviet Union. Infected
Turkeys with fatal Newcatle disease.

Cuba - 1971
African swine fever.

Cuba - 1996
Thrips palmi crop-eating insect sprayed by US State Dept. crop-duster.

Watertown, NY - 1950
Cereal rust spores dropped on oat crops as part of biological weapons
testing.

San Francisco Bay area - Sept 20-27, 1950
Bacillus globigii and Serratia marcescens and other biological warfare
agents sprayed as part of tests to ascertain effectiveness in attacking
seaport city with BW aerosol.

Minneapolis - 1953
61 releases of zinc cadmium sulfide released in four sections of the cit.

St Louis - 1953
35 releases of zinc cadmium sulfide over residential, commercial and
downtown areas.

Washington DC area - 1953
Zinc cadmium sulfate combined with lycopodium spores sprayed over wide area.

Washington DC area - 1969
115 open air tests of zinc cadmium sulfate near Cambridge, Maryland.

Washington DC - early 1960s
Bacillus subtilis dissemniated through Washington National Airport.

Florida - 1955
Open-air testing of whooping-cough bacteria around Tampa Bay area.

Savannah, Georgia and Avon Park, Florida - 1956-1958
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes released as part of biological weapins tests.

NY City - Jun 6-10, 1966
Trillions of Bacillus subtilis variant niger released into subway system
durinbg rush hour to test vulnerability of subway passengers to covert
attack with biological agents.

Chicago - 1960s
Similar experiment to NYC.

The US also has massive stockpiles of chemical agents at numerous airbases
here in the UK (which are outside UK governmental control), which are
permitted under international law as they are for use within the US on its
own citizens. Of course, I'm sure we have similar stockpiles.

Of course, the whole WMD distinction is rather stupid if you think that the
US military isn't a weapon of mass destruction in it's own right, with or
without nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. 3000 cruise missiles makes
Hiroshima pale in comparison.