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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…
Memo from WRS to Lucas
The writer discusses factors that make biological agents dangerous and lists agents of concern.
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.
Implications of Recent Intelligence Regarding Alleged German Secret Weapon - Supplementary Report
This report is in response to specific questions from the Joint Committee on New Weapons and Equipment.
Historical Report of WRS
This report summarizes the scope and activity of the War Research Service (WRS).
French Intelligence on Typhus
This summarizes updates acquired by France about German progress in BW and potential plans.
Defense Against Sabotage Methods of BW
This memo to the Commander in chief and Commanding Generals describes likely avenues of attack by sabotage methods of BW and how to protect against them.
[Untitled]
This interim report by the Biological Warfare Subcommittee discusses German biological warfare capabilities in relation to US capabilities.
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…
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…
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.