Operation Drop Kick
Operation Drop Kick was conducted between April and November 1956 by the US Army Chemical Corps 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. 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. The 1964 movie Dr. Strangelove also refers to an Operation Drop Kick. The TV series Archer refers to Operation Drop Kick as the codename of a CIA mission to take over a country in Latin America.
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 2013-12-16.
- ^ Summary of Major Events and Problems (Reports Control Symbol CSHIS-6) (Technical report). United States Army Chemical Corps. 1960-01-01. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- ^ "Memorable quotes for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- ^ "Recap / Archer S 5 E 13 Arrival Departure". Retrieved 2017-12-17.