American Bioweapons in Warfare

American Bioweapons in Warfare

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The United States developed biological weapons in the 1950s and 1960s. These weapons included lethal agents, incapacitating agents, and anti-crop agents. The program did not end in 1969 as some has suggested, the programs continue in 2025.

Lethal agents
Anthrax: A lethal agent that was mass-produced and battle-ready
Botulinum toxin: A lethal agent that was mass-produced and battle-ready

Francisella tularensis: A lethal agent that was mass-produced and battle-ready

Incapacitating agents
Brucella suis: An incapacitating agent that was mass-produced and battle-ready

Coxiella burnetii: An incapacitating agent that was mass-produced and battle-ready

Staphylococcal enterotoxin B: An incapacitating agent that was mass-produced and battle-ready

Anti-crop agents
Wheat rust: An anti-crop agent that was developed
Rye stem rust spores: An anti-crop agent that was stored at Edgewood Arsenal

Rice blast: An anti-crop agent that was stored at Fort Detrick
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regulates the possession, use, and transfer of biological weapons in the United States.

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