What the records say
- When
- 1954 – 1973
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 39.83° N, 98.58° W
- Description
- 1954 biodefense medical research program
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Operation Whitecoat
US biodefense medical research program
Operation Whitecoat was a biodefense medical research program carried out by the United States Army at Fort Detrick, Maryland, between 1954 and 1973. The program pursued medical research using volunteer enlisted personnel who were eventually nicknamed "Whitecoats".
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