Operation Drop Kick
Operation Drop Kick was conducted between April and November 1956 by the US Army Chemical Corps [1] to test the practicality of employing mosquitoes to carry an entomological warfare agent in different ways. The Chemical Corps released uninfected female mosquitoes into a residential area of Savannah, Georgia, whose residents had agreed to participate in the project, and then estimated how many mosquitoes entered houses and bit people. Within a day, many reports of mosquito bites were received.[2] In 1958, the Chemical Corps released 1,000,000 mosquitoes in Avon Park, Florida.
These tests showed that mosquitoes could be spread by means of various devices.[3]
The 1964 movie Dr. Strangelove also refers to an Operation Drop Kick.[4]
The TV series Archer refers to Operation Drop Kick as the codename of a CIA mission to take over a country in Latin America.[5]
See also
[edit ]- Unethical human experimentation in the United States
- Operation Big Buzz
- Operation Big Itch
- Operation May Day
References
[edit ]- ^ Rose, William H. "An Evaluation of Entomological Warfare as a Potential Danger to the United States and European NATO Nations", U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, Dugway Proving Ground, March 1981, via thesmokinggun.com , accessed December 25, 2008
- ^ "Summary of Major Events and Problems: (Reports Control Syrnbol CSHIS-6) United States Army Chemical Corps, Fiscal Year 1959". United States Army Chemical Corps. pp. 101–104. Retrieved 2013年12月16日.
- ^ Summary of Major Events and Problems (Reports Control Symbol CSHIS-6) (Technical report). United States Army Chemical Corps. 1960年01月01日. Retrieved 2008年12月28日.
- ^ "Memorable quotes for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb". IMDb . Retrieved 2008年12月28日.
- ^ "Recap / Archer S 5 E 13 Arrival Departure" . Retrieved 2017年12月17日.