Germ and chemical warfare

Series: 60 MINUTES.

Duration: 0:31:04

Genre: Educational | News

Year Published: 1968

Creator: Columbia Broadcasting System Inc.: Distributor | Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Excerpt from CBS News Program "60 Minutes." Discusses the use of chemical and biological warfare by the United States, as scientists and military leaders present different viewpoints on the question., Harry Reasoner and Mike Wallace discuss the research and testing of nerve gas and biological warfare. Shows a simulated attack in which two men paralyze an entire region. Includes footage showing a flock of sheep killed by fall-out. Presents the various agents of delivery including planes, conventional artillery and missiles, as well as enemy agents and laboratory-contaminated insects.

Complete Record: , Harry Reasoner and Mike Wallace discuss the research and testing of nerve gas and biological warfare. Shows a simulated attack in which two men paralyze an entire region. Includes footage showing a flock of sheep killed by fall-out. Presents the various agents of delivery including planes, conventional artillery and missiles, as well as enemy agents and laboratory-contaminated insects. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.