The Living Weapon

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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weapon/

More about the film The Living Weapon.

In early 1942, shortly after the United States entered World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt received an alarming intelligence report: Germany and Japan were developing biological weapons for potential offensive use. In response, the U.S. and its allies rushed to develop their own germ warfare program, enlisting some of America's most promising scientists in the effort.
This American Experience production examines the international race to develop biological weapons in the 1940s and 1950s, revealing the scientific and technical challenges scientists faced and the moral dilemmas posed by their eventual success.
As America's germ warfare program expanded during the Cold War, scientists began to conduct their own covert tests on human volunteers. The United States continued the development and stockpiling of biological weapons until President Nixon terminated the program in 1969. "Biological weapons have massive, unpredictable, and potentially uncontrollable consequences," he told the nation. "Mankind already carries in its hands too many of the seeds of its own destruction."

Film Description
A synopsis of the film, plus film credits.
Transcript
The program transcript.
Primary Sources
Air Force charts showing scenarios for using bioweapons.
Further Reading
A list of books, articles, and Web sites relating to the program topic.
Acknowledgements

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The more I learn about my Government past and present the more ashamed I am of humanity......this is just past redemtion.

 

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This is making me sick I cant watch anymore. If your sensitive like I am I dont suggest watching the show on line. I believe there are transcripts available.

 

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The more I learn about my Government past and present the more ashamed I am of humanity......this is just past redemtion.

Maybe the answer is to remember that for every evil action, there is a positive and good one. Focus on the good that humanity can do! There are so many acts of kindness and love that get overlooked by these kinds of stories.

 

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Bless

 

[mapleleafgirl]

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weapon/

More about the film The Living Weapon.

In early 1942, shortly after the United States entered World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt received an alarming intelligence report: Germany and Japan were developing biological weapons for potential offensive use. In response, the U.S. and its allies rushed to develop their own germ warfare program, enlisting some of America's most promising scientists in the effort.
This American Experience production examines the international race to develop biological weapons in the 1940s and 1950s, revealing the scientific and technical challenges scientists faced and the moral dilemmas posed by their eventual success.
As America's germ warfare program expanded during the Cold War, scientists began to conduct their own covert tests on human volunteers. The United States continued the development and stockpiling of biological weapons until President Nixon terminated the program in 1969. "Biological weapons have massive, unpredictable, and potentially uncontrollable consequences," he told the nation. "Mankind already carries in its hands too many of the seeds of its own destruction."

Film Description
A synopsis of the film, plus film credits.
Transcript
The program transcript.
Primary Sources
Air Force charts showing scenarios for using bioweapons.
Further Reading
A list of books, articles, and Web sites relating to the program topic.
Acknowledgements

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ohmigod, this is gross. i cant figure out how we can be so cruel to each other as people!