If these are just some of the test we hear about, I wonder what others we never hear about? Truth is...we may not really want to know!
Project 112 And Project SHAD
In 2002, the US military started reaching out to veterans who may have been involved in Project 112 or Project SHAD. Both operations involved exposing personnel to substances chosen to act as stand-ins for biological weapons, allowing researchers to see how they spread. Project 112 was done at the Deseret Test Center in Utah in a series of tests from 1962–73, and Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense) was done aboard warships in waters around the world.
The details of the project might have remained under wraps for much longer than they did if it wasn’t for the Department of Veteran Affairs requesting an investigation into the operations, as well as information on whether or not service members’ health may have been compromised. Nearly 6,000 people, both military personnel and Department of Defense civilian staff, were exposed to the tests, with and without knowledge. When information about the tests was released, it was thought that the agents released were harmless. However, it was also stressed that veterans with concerns should come forward and that it was acceptable to reveal information about dates, places, and possible side effects with health care providers.
There’s a long list of biological agents that the test subjects were exposed to, including Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) and staphylococcal enterotoxin B (which causes food poisoning). They also used some pretty horrific nerve toxins, including sarin (now classified as a weapon of mass destruction) and soman (a clear, colorless liquid that can cause death in minutes). Both can be fatal if only the tiniest amount gets on the skin.
I have to thank the folks over at Listverse for making these articles available for us to read and learn from. I honestly never would have guessed this sort of thing actually went on, except in bad movies and in some books. Guess I'm more than just a little naive about some things.
Coffee out on the patio this morning. Buttermilk pie anyone?
5 comments:
One more example of our government at work.
The more I learn about what our government does, the less I want to know. Experimenting on people is just plain wrong. I'll try a piece of your Buttermilk pie.
You have to wonder about the mindset of any government that uses their own civilians as guinea pigs.
Some things maybe should be kept secret. If we knew everything that goes on, it would make us really paranoid for sure.
Such a sick thing to do in the first place so really what does it say about our government. Not only were such practices done on veterans but the mentally changed, now there are some horrible storys too.
Never had buttermild cake before so I guess I will just have to try some.
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