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This interim report by the Biological Warfare Subcommittee discusses German biological warfare capabilities in relation to US capabilities.
Botulinus Toxin (Memo for General Henry)
This report summarized the available information on Botulinus Toxin using a study of files available in the New Developments Division, Chemical Warfare Service, and the Surgeon General's Office as sources.
The Truth About Bacteriological Warfare (Translation)
Memo of Japanese origin that discusses the alleged use of biological and chemical weapons by the Germans and Chinese to make the point that the risk is present and even increasing in peacetime. It then discusses the different threats posed by…
Implications of Recent Intelligence Regarding Alleged German Secret Weapon
This memo from the Acting Director of the Office of Strategic Services to the Joint Staff Planners discusses the potential threat of the Germans using the toxin of bacillus botulinus as a secret weapon.
Technical Study No. 58
An annotated bibliography that aims to collect information and opinions on biological warfare in order to present background on the probabilities and dangers of employment of these weapons.
Report of the W.B.C. Committee
Henry L. Stimson requested that the National Academy of Sciences establish a committee [formed as the War Bureau of Consultants (WBC) Committee] to assess all aspects of the potential for threat of biological weapons. The committee evaluated the…
Plan For A 3-Way Attack By Biological Agents on the Sugar Beet Crop of Axis Nations in Europe in 1943
Contextualizes drop diseases as potential biological weapons based on recent history of blights. Reviews three crop diseases that show promise for deployment against European adversaries. Discusses practical and technical procedures that could be…
Progress Report No. 54: Biological and Bacteriological Warfare
Describes the purposes of the CWS's bacteriological warfare research activities. Refers back to the 1933 document by L.A. Fox for summary of these activities.
Letter to The Surgeon General
A group of academic scientists, federal scientists, and federal officials met to "... discuss the possibilities of bacteriological warfare, defense against it, and irresponsible sabotage of this nature."
Le Possibilita di un'Offesa Batteriologica in Guerra
The author gives their opinion on the potential of biological warfare on a country with the public health capabilities of their own, Italy.
In Tema di Guerra Batteriologica
The author assesses the feasibility of biological warfare against modern public health.
E' Possibile Una Guerra Batteriologica
Assesses the possibility of biological warfare and the means by which it could be waged.
Tenth Session of the Temporary Mixed Commission for the Reduction of Armaments
The Committee on Chemical Warfare was asked by the Temporary Mixed Commission to report on the "probable effects of chemical discoveries in future wars". This was later enlarged to include bacteriological warfare.
L'arme Bacteriologique Future Concurrente Des Armes Chimique Et Balistique
The Surgeon Inspector of the French Army describes the threat of poisons (mineral, vegetable chemical, and microbial biologic). Specifically references actions/accounts of German activity during WWI that indicates they may have attempted to use BW.…