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- 1Secret Cold War bioweapons test exposed millions in Bay Area●The secret Cold War bioweapons test that exposed millions in the Bay Area
A newly resurfaced account details Operation Sea-Spray, a 1950 US Navy experiment in which Serratia marcescens bacteria were sprayed over San Francisco to test how vulnerable the city was to a biological attack. The tests exposed some 800,000 residents without their knowledge and were later linked to infections and at least one death, renewing debate over government accountability and consent.
- 2USC halts body sales to US Navy for Israeli military▼USC ends sale of dead bodies to US Navy for Israeli military
The University of Southern California has reportedly ended its practice of selling dead bodies to the US Navy for use by the Israeli military. The arrangement, described in reports by The New Arab, drew scrutiny over the ethical implications of supplying human remains for foreign military training purposes. The university's decision marks a reversal of a programme that had previously gone largely unreported.
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The US Navy's W93/Mk7 nuclear warhead program has moved into a new phase of development, advancing efforts to build the next-generation submarine-launched warhead intended for the Navy's future ballistic missile submarines. The program, run with the National Nuclear Security Administration, has drawn attention because of its cost, long timeline, and role in US strategic nuclear modernization.