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Geneva Protocol Signed by 108 nations
This was the first multilateral agreement that extended prohibition of chemical agents to biological agents. -
Japanese carried out human experiments on prisoners
The Japanese exposed many victims to plague, anthrax, and other agents just to try to develop and observe the certain diseases. -
United States formed the War Research Service
They investigated anthrax and botulinum toxin for use as weapons. On a side note, the British also tested anthrax bombs on an island. -
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United States researched various offensive biological weapons
Released harmless organisms off coasts of US to show how weak American cities were to biological attacks. -
Release of anthrax killed 66 people
An accidental occurence happened when anthrax from a weapons facility in the USSR occured and killed 66 people. -
People inentionally infected with Salmonella
Salmonella is an agent that causes food poisoning, and 751 were infected by it by a cult intentionally contaminating salad bars with salmonella. -
Iraq started using offensive biological weapons
They started producing anthrax, botulinum toxin, and aflatoxin to start producing chemical and biological weapons. -
Someone in Ohio attempted to get bubonic plague cultures through mail