L'arme Bacteriologique Future Concurrente Des Armes Chimique Et Balistique
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Title
L'arme Bacteriologique Future Concurrente Des Armes Chimique Et Balistique
Topics
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. Surveys possible poisons for military use.
Date
1918
Conclusions
It is likely that the German Army attempted to employ BW during WWI, and this should be taken with dire consideration for future disarmament and preparatory actions. Individual agents are assessed for the characteristics that make them potential BW.
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Source
Georges, L. L'arme Bacteriologique: Future Concurrente Des Armes Chimique Et Balistique Tentatives Allemandes Repetees De Son Emploi De 1914 a 1918 Ses Limites De Rendement. Bulletin de l'Ecole regionale des Officers ce complement du 20th cops d'armee (12). 1918. Translated to English in: Technical Study No. 58 - Biological Warfare: An Annotated Bibiolography. National Academy of Sciences Archive, Committees on Biological Warfare Series 1, Box 1, "Report: Exhibit B."
Citation
“L'arme Bacteriologique Future Concurrente Des Armes Chimique Et Balistique,” Collection of Biothreat Risk Assessments (COBRA), accessed January 15, 2025, https://cobrabiosecurity.org/items/show/326.