https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/04/22/army-report-details-germ-war-exercise-in-ny-subway-in-66/70772a8b-8223-47de-99b4-876d5e57dd9c/

  • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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    3 years ago

    If a legitimate government did this, it does make sense. public transportation has a lot of people in high concentrations and closed airways/repeated contact places, so to see how effectively one could spread disease through them is a smart idea with something harmless. However, the US did it, so I have my doubts.

    • naom3 [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      They just straight up say in the report that it was to test how effective this would be if they did it to the soviets.

      • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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        3 years ago

        yeah, but they said that about literally everything back in the day. I think it was a requirement for funding. but I legitimately think something else worse could've been in the works here.