When Biological Weapons Were Secretly Tested in San Francisco
In 1950, the U.S. military sprayed bacteria over San Francisco as part of a biological weapons test. The test team thought the bacteria it used was harmless, but several people got sick and one person died. We explore the history and impacts of this clandestine operation, now known as Operation Seaspray, on U.S. military policy and one man's family.
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The True Story of the Military's Secret 1950 San Francisco Biological Weapons Test
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