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Biological Warfare - The Soviet Threat

1 Aug 1953

TOP SECRET CONCLUSIONS 13. It is considered that the available evidence points to the following as the most reasonable conclusions regarding the present position:(a) A small group of medical scientists and technicians, (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) whose professional standing is not particularly high, may be engaged upon BW research under the control of the Soviet Army. This may not be the only group working on human BW, and there may be veterinary and phytopathological groups working on the diseases of animals and plants.
china biological warfare north korea nuclear warfare scientific research ussr soviet union korea cold war military intelligence sabotage weapons production ministry of defence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff weapons technology kenneth strong secret weapons predicting enemy intentions assessing enemy strength valentine boucher francis fressanges patrick dean charles carstairs
Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
China Korea North Korea Soviet Union USSR
Document Reference
CAB 158/16/40
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 158/16
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0016.040
Keywords
Biological Warfare Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Secret Weapons Scientific Research Weapons Production Sabotage
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
3
Persons Discussed
Valentine Boucher Charles Carstairs Patrick Dean Francis Fressanges Kenneth Strong
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Central Intelligence Machinery: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Later Committee: Memoranda (JIC Series). Joint Intelligence Committee: Memoranda 63-122
Themes
Weapons Technology Nuclear Warfare Military Intelligence

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