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In 1950, the U.S. Navy conducted Operation Sea Spray, releasing a bacterial mist over San Francisco, jeopardizing the health of its unsuspecting citizens in a Cold War experiment. The bacteria, declared “harmless,” were later linked to serious infections and deaths, especially among vulnerable populations like the elderly and children. Following …

In the autumn of 1950, the U.S. Navy conducted a secretive operation known as Operation Sea Spray, where they released supposedly harmless microbes into the air of San Francisco Bay. This experiment aimed to study the vulnerability of urban populations to biological warfare. Despite the benign labeling, the operation raised …