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Hearings Before the Committee on Science and Astronautics
Statements given by Army officials regarding status of CEBAR. Less information on biological warfare, more focus on chemical.
Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations
Statements given by Army officials regarding status of CEBAR. Objective to raise allocated budget for CEBAR. Much of the useful info is off the record.
Research in CBR
The document details the position of the United States on the use of CBR weapons at the time, noting the growing concern of CBR use by foreign adversaries such as the Soviet Union and other Communist nations. It emphasizes areas of weakness upon…
Statement of Pugwash International Conference of Scientists On Biological and Chemical Warfare
Twenty-six scientists from eight nations met to discuss BW, CW, and means for preventing their production or use in war. The statement outlines these issues and considerations for the international community.
CBR is a Valid Weapon, Not a Monstrosity
Statement made by Congressmen in response to the growing push for CBW disarmament.
Chemical, Biological, and Radiological (CBR) Warfare and its Disarmament Aspects
Provides a post-World War analysis of CBR, including the United States' policies leading up to World War II and its current stances. The document also defines CBR and provides a general run-down of current agents that are threats to the U.S. and the…
First Meeting of the Biological and Chemical Defense Planning Board
This first meeting of the B&C Defense Planning Board had the objective of providing analysis of present capabilities, encouragement and planning for research, and improvement in the coupling of DoD and civilian activities.
Fourth Meeting of the Biological and Chemical Defense Planning Board
Provides an overview of the fourth B&C committee meeting
Second Meeting of the Biological and Chemical Defense Planning Board
This is a meeting of the Biological and Chemical Defense Planning Board where they discussed the facilities of the US Army Chemical Corps and the future of its programs
Annual Status Report and Forecast for Biological and Chemical Weapons and Defense
Published report on achievements in BW and CW research and development
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
Letter Housewright to Brown
Follow up with the program director of Defense Research and Engineering about topics discussed in a meeting
Memo for Advisory Panel on Biological and Chemical Defense
Considers the practical aspects of a disarmament agreement in terms of detecting BW production facilities
Memo for Director, Viral Genetics
Addresses the question of whether Fort Detrick should look into artificially recombining viruses for the purpose of creating biological weapons
Plans for the Development of Biological and Chemical Weapons and Defense Capabilities
This aims to provide short and intermediate term DOD plans for use by the DOD of the present B-C weapons and defense capabilities. It also aims to create a research and development plan for execution by the Army.
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…
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…
Memo for JCS: Chemical/Biological Testing
This memo approves certain unspecified chemical and biological tests and summarizes current knowledge on the diseases of concern: tularemia, Q-fever, and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis
Biological Agents
Discusses the main advantages, challenges, and technical approaches of BW development.
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.