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Anthrax on Gruinard
Research scientists are testing the possibility of using
Department of War, 1942
the deadly bacterial disease anthrax in germ warfare
against Germany. Bombs containing anthrax spores have
been exploded on the remote Scottish island of Gruinard.
Spores were breathed in by the island’s sheep, and
they died within days, proving the highly fatal nature
of the bacteria. The island is likely to remain contaminated
by spores and be uninhabitable for many years.

A mushroom cloud, created
by the first test explosion of
an atom bomb that took place in

Memo: New Mexico on July 16, 1945.
Manhattan Project
Site Y, 1945
I can finally tell you what has been
happening here since the start of
World War II. We’ve been based in
Update: 1990 Los Alamos, New Mexico, and from
Gruinard is 1942 onward, we scientists, gathered
now free of
anthrax spores. from all over the U.S., have been working
in top-secret conditions. Our sole task is
to develop an atom bomb—a highly
Anthrax spores (purple) inside an air passage (blue)
within the lung.
advanced weapon that releases
the energy inside atoms with truly
devastating effects… In August it is
going to be dropped on Japan to
persuade them to stop fighting.

This is for your eyes only. Do NOT mention my name.

TOP SECRET

Hidden from public view and away from the prying
eyes of rivals, secret laboratories have been carrying
out experiments for years. From developing more
powerful weapons to discovering untraceable ways
of removing troublesome citizens, these national
secrets have always been clouded in mystery…

until now.

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