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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]

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References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Memorable quotes for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb". Retrieved 2008-12-28.
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