Technical Study No. 58

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.

1942

There is a spectrum of ideologies about the probability and dangers of biological weapons use. Some say it is too impractical to work, often citing the difficulty of dissemination, the risk of self-infection, and the immorality. In the opposite camp, many feel that it is the natural progression of war and that biological warfare is inevitable, and will likely take the form of aerosolized agents. Many also express concern about zoonoses and diseases spread through food or water supply. Diseases most commonly named include anthrax, glanders, tularemia, plague, malaria, dysentery and typhoid.