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Revision as of 00:58, 31 December 2011
Operation Drop Kick[1] was a 1956 U.S. entomological warfare field testing program that deployed Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to carry a biological warfare agent. Operation Drop Kick apparently included a 1956 test in Savannah, Georgia, where uninfected mosquitoes were released in a residential neighborhood and another 1956 test in Avon Park Bombing Range, Florida, where 600,000 mosquitoes were released by plane[2].
The 1964 movie Dr. Strangelove also refers to an Operation Drop Kick [3].
See also
References
- ^ Rose, William H. "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.
- ^ 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". Retrieved 2008-12-28.