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CIA Biological Agents Program (MKNAOMI)

RecordOBS-0268
CategoryGovernment/Cover-ups
StatusPARTIALLY SUBSTANTIATED
SummaryMKNAOMI was a CIA and Army program to develop and stockpile biological agents, including poisons, without congressional or presidential authorization. The Church Committee exposed this program.
OriginMKNAOMI operated from the 1950s to the 1970s. Its existence was revealed by the Church Committee in 1975.
Claimed
  • The CIA and Army developed and stockpiled biological agents, including poisons.
  • The quantities were sufficient to kill tens of thousands of people.
  • The program was conducted without proper authorization.
Evidence / consensusThe Church Committee confirmed the program's existence and its unauthorized nature. The program was terminated after the committee's findings.
> OBSERVER NOTE:
The program's existence is confirmed. The exact capabilities and extent remain partially classified.

Sources

  1. Frank Church and the Church Committee - Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy

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