Re: Anthrax in the Korean War

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In a message dated 10/21/01 4:33:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Jhk789@aol.com writes:


> Well, 
>
> Wasn't there a scare about anthrax outbreak 
> during the Korean War? 
>
> When the Col. said, "``The old-timers from the old offensive program back before 1970 tell us that these particles tend to stick together, ''  who is he 
> referring to? Could the "old-timers" refer to US officers involved in the 
> bio program during the Korean War? 
> Does anyone have a better idea who he is referring to? 
>
> John 2 


There was a U.S. biological weapons program in the 1960s, which was disbanded at President Nixon's order in 1970.  It had nothing to do with the Korean War.

   Keith Allen