Re: [microsound] US use of bio-chemical weapons

[steve bates <dimcoast@xxxxxxx>]

i can verify this one:

> Canada - 1953
> Zinc cadmium sulfide disseminated through Winnipeg.

http://www.google.ca/search?q=cache:MLHzLAED7B4C:www.ncf.carleton.ca/coat/ou
r_magazine/links/issue48/articles/27.pdf+winnipeg++1953+zinc+cadmium&hl=en&i
e=UTF-8

it's little known, even in this city.

steve
(winnipeg)

----- Original Message -----
From: "::)" <r3dshift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: [microsound] US use of bio-chemical weapons

> hi Ian,
>
> do you have any credible sources to back up your claims below?
>
> thanks,
>
> -Joe
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian Gallimore" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 7:18 AM
> Subject: [microsound] 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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