Project 112:
A series of biological and chemical warfare tests conducted by the US Department of Defense from 1962 to 1973. Some of the tests involved spraying simulated agents over ships and land areas in Texas, Hawaii, Alaska, and other locations.…
Project 112:
A series of biological and chemical warfare tests conducted by the US Department of Defense from 1962 to 1973. Some of the tests involved spraying simulated agents over ships and land areas in Texas, Hawaii, Alaska, and other locations. The purpose was to study the effects of biological and chemical weapons on military personnel, equipment, and operations1.
Operation Ranch Hand
Operation Ranch Hand: A large-scale aerial herbicide program during the Vietnam War that also affected parts of Texas. The US Air Force sprayed millions of gallons of Agent Orange and other herbicides over forests and crops in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, as well as over some US military bases in Texas and other states. The aim was to destroy enemy cover and food crops, but the herbicides also caused severe environmental damage and health problems for millions of people, including US veterans23.
Human radiation experiments
Human radiation experiments: A series of experiments in which the US government exposed thousands of people to ionizing radiation, often without their knowledge or consent. The experiments were conducted from the 1940s to the 1970s, and involved injecting, ingesting, or inhaling radioactive materials, or exposing people to external sources of radiation. Some of the experiments took place in Texas, such as the ones at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where pregnant women were given radioactive iron, and the ones at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where cancer patients were given radioactive plutonium .
These are some of the examples of the unethical and harmful experiments that the US government conducted on unsuspecting people in Texas and other places during the Cold War era.
