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Requirements for Defense Against Biological Warfare
The BW-CW Panel of the President's Science Advisory Committee seeks to review the problems of the US preparedness against biological weapons attacks to our armed forces or civilian population and to outline the requirements for sufficient defensive…
Health Aspects of Chemical and Biological Weapons
Report generated by the Director-General of the WHO in cooperation with the UN, aims to be more technical than was the UN report.
Defense Against Chemical and Biological Warfare
This book chapter discusses the consequences of chemical and biological weapons research and the need for disarmament to prevent future attacks.
Chemical and Bacteriological (Biological) Weapons and the Effects of their Possible Use
The report aims to provide an easily understood appraisal of the effects of chemical and biological weapons and inform governments of the consequences of their use in order to advocate for disarmament.
Project 112 - Evaluation of B-C Weapons
A series of memos that catalog results from a Working Group led by the Director of Defense Research and Engineering. Goals were to evaluate the biological and chemical weapons state of the art. Army, Navy, and Air Force participated and were tasked…
Problems of Antibacteriological Defense According to Data From Foreign Literature
This book written by a Soviet author provides a generalization of the information that has been published worldwide about the problem of the bacteriological weapon and the existing defense measures against it, in order to inform medical workers and…
Evaluation of Special Operations at Fort Detrick
Ad Hoc Group was organized to evaluate and prep recommendations on the covert program and activities of the Special Operations Division at Fort Detrick
Annual Status Report and Forecast for Biological and Chemical Weapons and Defense
Published report on achievements in BW and CW research and development
Vulnerability of Water Supplies to BW Agents
The Public Health Service at Camp Detrick was asked to look at the vulnerability of water works systems to attack with BW.
Civil Defense Aspects of Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Warfare Against Crops, Animals, and Man - Part IV
Project East River was initiated to "evaluate and recommend the optimum combination of non-military measures" to assist the National Security Resources Board and the Federal Civil Defense Administration with discharging their CEBAR responsibilities.…
Report of the Special Committee on Information Concerning Civil Defense Against Biological Warfare
This document emphasizes the risks of BW and requests that civilian defense programs be strengthened in order to better prepare for a BW attack. The Committee argues that current information regarding BW is very general, and provides an extensive…
Report of the Secretary of Defense's Ad Hoc Committee on Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Warfare
Report to Secretary of Defense from the Committee on Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Warfare. Discusses the state of CEBAR in the United States and provides recommendations on policy.
Research and Development in BW and CW in Relation to the Defense of the Continental United States
The Committee of BW highlights some of the most pressing BW agents that could be used against the United States, either covertly or in sabotage. The Committee also emphasizes some of the areas that the U.S. needs to improve its research and…
Report on Criteria Necessary to Establish the Effectiveness of Anti-Personnel BW Agents
This report is a reply to the Chemical Corps, which asked for recommendations on what evidence is needed to prove a BW agent can be disseminated in concentrations effectively against personnel. The War Council rejected a request for the use of human…
Report of the Secretary of Defense's Ad Hoc Committee on Biological Warfare
Secretary of Defense James Forrestal convened this committee to explore the "unconventional" technique of biological warfare, including technical and strategic possibilities. Emphasis was to be placed upon strategic, economic, and psychological…
Report of the FAS Committee on Biological Warfare
Designates 3 levels of weapon effectiveness; absolute, primary, and secondary; and seeks to place BW on that effectiveness spectrum.
Report on Special BW Operations
The Committee's goal was to evaluate if biological agents could be used in sabotage, and if the U.S. was vulnerable to such attacks.
Committee Report on Capabilities of Biological Warfare
CBW prepped a report on the capabilities of BW to assess their military worth, based on the Committee Report on Appraisal of the Technical Aspects of BW.
Report on the Appraisal of the Technical Aspects of Biological Warfare
The Committee on Biological Warfare developed a report based on reporting from special panels/consultants. Appraised BW capabilities and existing development in terms of military utility.
Excerpts from 1947 Report on Biological Warfare
This report takes a look at Type F cluster bombs, one of which contains anthrax, and evaluates how these weapons can be improved to reduce the tons of weapons used and still maximize the effects (risk of death).