The amendment was put forward by Rep. Chris Smith, who was 'inspired' by several books and articles claiming that the U.S. government conducted research between the 1950s and 1970s.
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives quietly passed a bill requiring the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to conduct a review into whether the Pentagon experimented with ticks and other blood-sucking insects for use as biological weapons between 1950 and 1975.
The amendment was put forward by Rep. Chris Smith, a Republican from New Jersey, who was"inspired" by several books and articles claiming that the U.S. government had conducted research at facilities such as Fort Detrick, Maryland, and Plum Island, New York, for this purpose.Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons
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