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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.
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.
Present Position of Bacteriological Warfare - A Brief Review
A review of biological warfare capabilities, promising agents, countermeasures, and military utility by Canadian authorities. Based heavily on collaborations with the UK and US.
Military Biology and Biological Warfare, Vol. I
This is a detailed overview of the state of biological warfare capabilities in the United States including agents, defensive measures, and tactics.
Experimental Air-Borne Infection
Details methods and results from a cloud chamber project at Camp Detrick, MD. Authors study the properties of two non-pathogenic bacteria, four pathogenic bacteria, and three pathogenic viruses. Stability to atomization was measured in the cloud…
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).
Report on National Policy on Biological Warfare
Presents the recommendations of the Research and Development Board's Committee on Biological Warfare for a national policy on the manner. This recommendation was based on the findings of the 1947 Report on the Appraisal of the Technical Aspects of…
Biological Warfare Research in the United States, Vol. II
This report summarizes the research and development in biological warfare undertaken by the Chemical Corps and the circumstances that made this research necessary.
Appreciation of Biological Warfare
This report aims to determine the War Department policy for the use of Biological Warfare.
USBWC Report of Meeting, January 4, 1945
This meeting was to give the British visitors a chance to review the question of BW and ask questions after their inspection of Camp Detrick.
USBWC Report of Meeting, January 2, 1945
This describes a meeting between the US Biological Warfare Committee (USBWC) and British and Canadian "visitors" at Camp Detrick .
Report to the Secretary of War
Reports progress by the Special Projects Division of the Chemical Warfare Service (WBO) on developing primarily defensive practices against BW.
Instruction for Defense Against Biological Attack
This report aims to inform military personnel of the nature of biological warfare and measures to defend against it.
Condensed Minutes of Ninth Service Command BW Meeting
This conference was held to discuss biological activities in their relation to security. The main topic is Japan's potential use of balloons to spread biological material.
About Bacteriological Warfare
This is series of documents that was obtained through intelligence efforts from the Germans. A German professor (Kliewe) had translated, with commentary, a number of Japanese documents about their biological warfare operations.
Summary of Reports from British ISSCBW
The ISSCBW discusses various potential BW agents and the future of BW research after the war.
Report of a Subcommittee of the ABC Committee
A subcommittee of the ABC Committee (of the National Academy of Sciences) was formed in response to the request of G.W. Merck, director of the War Research Service (WRS). The goal was to review experimental results of biological weapons and defense…
Probable Biological Agents Which May Be Employed by the Enemy
This summarizes some of the scientific research on possible biological agents conducted by the War Research Service.
Memo Including British Intelligence
This is a collection of British intelligence about biological warfare and discusses possible offensive use.