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| The Department of Defense has released five new fact sheets on chemical and biological warfare tests conducted by the Deseret Test Center in the 1960s in support of Project 112. The fact sheets cover four tests. Two, Yellow Leaf and Red Oak, Phase I, were conducted partially in the Panama Canal Zone and on the island of Hawaii. Big Jack (Phases A and B) was conducted entirely in the Panama Canal Zone. Records indicate the fourth test, Pin Point, was conducted in a tropical jungle environment in an unspecified location. Investigators continue to seek information for this test, which used CS (tear gas). Simulants for chemical and biological warfare agents were used in all the other tests except for Red Oak, Phase I, which used the nerve agent sarin in the Hawaii trials only. Veterans who believe they were involved in the tests and desire medical evaluations should call the VA's Helpline at (800) 749-8387. | |
