Operation Sea Spray
The geopolitical climate of the early 1950s was characterized by an unprecedented fusion of scientific advancement and existential dread. In this era, the United States military sought to navigate the complexities of asymmetric warfare, particularly the threat posed by biological agents. Operation Sea-Spray, conducted in September 1950, stands as one of the most significant and controversial chapters in the history of American biological defense research [1]. This secret military experiment, which involved the aerosolized dispersal of bacteria over the San Francisco Bay Area, was designed to e
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