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Between April and November of 1956, the [[United States Army Chemical Corps|U.S. Army Chemical Corps]] conducted '''Operation Drop Kick'''<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 a biological warfare agent in different ways. The Corps released uninfected female mosquitoes in a residential area of and then, with co-operation of people in the neighborhood of [[Savannah, Georgia]] and then estimated how many mosquitoes entered houses and bit people. Within a day the mosquitoes had bitten many people.<ref name=" |
Between April and November of 1956, the [[United States Army Chemical Corps|U.S. Army Chemical Corps]] conducted '''Operation Drop Kick'''<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 a biological warfare agent in different ways. The Corps released uninfected female mosquitoes in a residential area of and then, with co-operation of people in the neighborhood of [[Savannah, Georgia]] and then estimated how many mosquitoes entered houses and bit people. Within a day the mosquitoes had bitten many people.<ref name="Osti">{{cite web |url=https://www.osti.gov/opennet/servlets/purl/16006843-5BAfk6/16006843.pdf=PA103 pp. 101-104 |title='Summary of Major Events and Problems: (Reports Control Syrnbol CSHIS-6) United States Army Chemical Corps, FIscal Year 1959" |accessdate=2013-12-16 |work=United States Army Chemical Corps}}</ref> In 1958, the Corps released 600,000 mosquitoes in [[Avon Park, Florida]]. |
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Revision as of 07:22, 17 December 2013
Between April and November of 1956, the U.S. Army Chemical Corps conducted Operation Drop Kick[1] to test the practicality of employing mosquitoes to carry a biological warfare agent in different ways. The Corps released uninfected female mosquitoes in a residential area of and then, with co-operation of people in the neighborhood of Savannah, Georgia and then estimated how many mosquitoes entered houses and bit people. Within a day the mosquitoes had bitten many people.[2] In 1958, the Corps released 600,000 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]
See also
References
- ^ 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
- ^ pp. 101-104 "'Summary of Major Events and Problems: (Reports Control Syrnbol CSHIS-6) United States Army Chemical Corps, FIscal Year 1959"". United States Army Chemical Corps. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ 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.