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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.
Investigation of Enemy BW Activities and intentions
This memo summarizes the possible effects of biological weapons use and highlights signs of enemy use and particular agents of concern.
Italian BW Intelligence Questionnaire
This questionnaire asks about Italian progress with the development of biological weapons.
Japan Working Paper
The purpose of the paper is to promote discussion about a list of dangerous/weaponizable biological agents based on data from open scientific papers.
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.…
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.
Letter Housewright to Brown
Follow up with the program director of Defense Research and Engineering about topics discussed in a meeting
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."
Mass Destruction Terrorism Study
Provides a review of the issues of governmental response in the event of terrorist use of agents of mass destruction.
Medical Aspects of Biological Warfare
This is the third edition of Medical Aspects of Biological Warfare and aims to highlight the current state of science on individual agents and toxins and general response capabilities to prevent knowledge gaps and serve as a reference source for the…
Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook
The purpose of this handbook is to serve as a concise, pocket-sized manual that can be used in a crisis to guide medical personnel in the prophylaxis and management of biological casualties.
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
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
Memo from WRS to Lucas
The writer discusses factors that make biological agents dangerous and lists agents of concern.
Memo Including British Intelligence
This is a collection of British intelligence about biological warfare and discusses possible offensive use.