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'''Operation Drop Kick''' was a U.S. [[entomological warfare]] field testing program. The operation was outlined in a partially declassified 1981 [[U.S. Army]] report. The information contained in the report concerning Drop Kick was entirely blacked out in a classified portion of the document.<ref name=rose>Rose, William H. "[http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/mosquito1.html An Evaluation of Entomological Warfare as as Potential Danger to the United States and European NATO Nations]", U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, [[Dugway Proving Ground]], March 1981, via ''[[thesmokinggun.com]]'', accessed December 25, 2008.</ref> |
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'''Operation Drop Kick''' was conducted between April and November 1956 by the [[US Army]] [[Chemical Corps]]<ref name=rose>Rose, William H. "[http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/mosquito1.html An Evaluation of Entomological Warfare as a Potential Danger to the United States and European NATO Nations]", U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, [[Dugway Proving Ground]], March 1981, via ''[[thesmokinggun.com]]'', accessed December 25, 2008</ref> to test the practicality of employing mosquitoes to carry an [[entomological warfare]] agent in different ways. The Chemical Corps released uninfected female mosquitoes into a residential area of [[Savannah, Georgia]], whose residents had agreed to participate in the project, and then estimated how many mosquitoes entered houses and bit people. Within a day, many reports of mosquito bites were received.<ref name="Osti">{{cite web |url=https://www.osti.gov/opennet/servlets/purl/16006843-5BAfk6/16006843.pdf=PA103 |pages=101–104 |title=Summary of Major Events and Problems: (Reports Control Syrnbol CSHIS-6) United States Army Chemical Corps, Fiscal Year 1959 |access-date=2013-12-16 |work=United States Army Chemical Corps}}</ref> In 1958, the Chemical Corps released 1,000,000 mosquitoes in [[Avon Park, Florida]]. |
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These tests showed that mosquitoes could be spread by means of various devices.<ref>{{cite tech report |
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| title = Summary of Major Events and Problems (Reports Control Symbol CSHIS-6) |
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| institution = United States Army Chemical Corps |
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| date = 1960-01-01 |
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| url = https://www.osti.gov/opennet/detail.jsp?osti_id=16006843&query_id=0 |
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| access-date = 2008-12-28}}</ref> |
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The 1964 movie ''[[Dr. Strangelove]]'' also refers to an Operation Drop Kick.<ref>{{cite web |
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| access-date = 2008-12-28}}</ref> |
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The TV series ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'' refers to Operation Drop Kick as the codename of a CIA mission to take over a country in [[Latin America]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Recap / Archer S 5 E 13 Arrival Departure | url = http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/ArcherS5E13ArrivalDeparture | access-date = 2017-12-17}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Unethical human experimentation in the United States]] |
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*[[Operation Big Buzz]] |
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*[[Operation Big Itch]] |
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*[[Operation May Day]] |
*[[Operation May Day]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:49, 4 December 2023
Operation Drop Kick was conducted between April and November 1956 by the US Army Chemical Corps[1] to test the practicality of employing mosquitoes to carry an entomological warfare agent in different ways. The Chemical Corps released uninfected female mosquitoes into a residential area of Savannah, Georgia, whose residents had agreed to participate in the project, and then estimated how many mosquitoes entered houses and bit people. Within a day, many reports of mosquito bites were received.[2] In 1958, the Chemical Corps released 1,000,000 mosquitoes in Avon Park, Florida.
These tests showed that mosquitoes could be spread by means of various devices.[3]
The 1964 movie Dr. Strangelove also refers to an Operation Drop Kick.[4]
The TV series Archer refers to Operation Drop Kick as the codename of a CIA mission to take over a country in Latin America.[5]
See also
[edit]- Unethical human experimentation in the United States
- Operation Big Buzz
- Operation Big Itch
- Operation May Day
References
[edit]- ^ Rose, William H. "An Evaluation of Entomological Warfare as a Potential Danger to the United States and European NATO Nations", U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, Dugway Proving Ground, March 1981, via thesmokinggun.com, accessed December 25, 2008
- ^ "Summary of Major Events and Problems: (Reports Control Syrnbol CSHIS-6) United States Army Chemical Corps, Fiscal Year 1959". United States Army Chemical Corps. pp. 101–104. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
- ^ Summary of Major Events and Problems (Reports Control Symbol CSHIS-6) (Technical report). United States Army Chemical Corps. 1960-01-01. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- ^ "Memorable quotes for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- ^ "Recap / Archer S 5 E 13 Arrival Departure". Retrieved 2017-12-17.