Project MK Ultra and Other Shocking CIA Programs

4. Biological Warfare on US soil

The CIA has apparently also worked on a different kind of program that would come in handy abroad: biological warfare. The experiment took place near Tampa Bay, Florida, but also in other areas in Florida, where the whooping cough bacteria was released. According to some data, some 1,000 cases were reported of people getting the disease. What’s more, about 12 people died from a whooping cough during 1955 when the experiment was deployed.

Of course, without linking the strains that caused these people to die it’s quite impossible to put these tragedies on the account of the CIA experiment, but let’s just call it an educated guess. After all, the jump from one single death from whooping cough in 1954 to twelve in 1955 couldn’t have been just a coincidence. It’s unlikely, however, that this has troubled anyone at the CIA for very long.

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