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Survey of Crop Destruction Intelligence

1 Jan 1946

of 1 lb per acre of a relatively easily manufactured chemical, without undue aircraft effort. By the end of the war development was in fact sufficiently advanced to make this form of attack practicable, using the agents and weapons already available. The American authorities had actually built up a stock of material and were planning an attack on the main islands of Japan early in 1946, calculated to destroy some 30% of the total rice crop. Chemical Agents 4. In addition to the substances already examined in this country, approximately 800 chemical substances have been examined in America to determine their relative power to injure or destroy plants.
agriculture japan germany chemical warfare biological warfare nuclear warfare rockets scientific research treaties great britain cold war defence weapons development food supplies economic warfare weapons production joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff anglo-american relations weapons technology thomas haddon assessing enemy strength
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Germany Great Britain Japan
Document Reference
CAB 81/132/30
Document Types
Memorandum Report
File Reference
CAB 81/132
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0132.030
Keywords
Agriculture Food Supplies Scientific Research Economic Warfare Biological Warfare Chemical Warfare Anglo-american Relations Defence Weapons Development Weapons Production Rockets Assessing Enemy Strength Treaties
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
7
Persons Discussed
Thomas Haddon
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. January - April 1946. Papers Numbers. JIC 1-40. Volume XLII
Themes
Weapons Technology Nuclear Warfare

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