Allegations of biological warfare in the Korean War

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Allegations that the United States military used biological weapons in the Korean War (June 1950 – July 1953) were raised by the governments of the People's Republic of China, the Soviet Union, and North Korea. China and North Korea also made allegations that US forces used chemical weapons. Subsequent scholars are split about the truth of the claims. The claims were first raised in 1951, and claimed the use of anti-personnel, anti-crop, and anti-animal pathogens, including the causative agents of anthrax, plague, smallpox, and typhoid fever. The story was covered by the worldwide press and led to a highly publicized international investigation in 1952. Secretary of State Dean Acheson and other American and allied government officials denounced the allegations as a hoax. The United States biological weapons program operated from 1942 to 1973. Following the surrender of Japan, the US military conducted a cover-up of the Japanese biological warfare program.

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