Canadian Appreciation on Biological Warfare
Item Details
Title
Canadian Appreciation on Biological Warfare
Topics
Memorandum includes a review of Canadian views on feasibility and utility of BW, presented to the Chiefs of Staff Committee.
Date
1950
Conclusions
BW has not been used to a significant degree, and knowledge is limited to laboratory, field study, microbiology, and immunology results. Five agents appear to be amenable to this application: anthrax, brucella, tularemia, plague, and botulinum toxin. Covers topics of production, dissemination, epidemics, detection, and countermeasures.
Files
Source
Smith, J.D.B. Memorandum from Research Defence Board to Chiefs of Staff Committee; "Canadian Appreciation on Biological Warfare". June 27, 1950.
Found in: 2018-016/005(10), (1948-1952), Stephen Lyon Endicott fonds, York University Archives & Special Collections.
Found in: 2018-016/005(10), (1948-1952), Stephen Lyon Endicott fonds, York University Archives & Special Collections.
Citation
“Canadian Appreciation on Biological Warfare,” Collection of Biothreat Risk Assessments (COBRA), accessed January 15, 2025, https://cobrabiosecurity.org/items/show/387.