Operation Whitecoat
Nation Involved: United States of America
Time Period: 1954 to 1973
Operation Whitecoat is something the United States Armed Forces kept under wraps for a long time. There was a period when the U.S. was forced to draft men to take part in the armed forces. If you were involved in the forces from the 1930s to 1970s, there was a solid chance you’d be put in an area where you’d be forced to kill someone. Yet several men were against this, in particular the Seventh-Day Adventists. These people truly believe in the biblical request of “thou shalt not kill.”
Of course, government experiments were underway in the U.S. Armed Forces by that time. Thus, those people who refused to take part in situations where they may have to kill were added to Operation Whitecoat. Around 2,300 SDA’s were used as guinea pigs for SEVERAL tests. This included multiple vaccines as well as biological weapons. Many men recalled afterward how terrible they felt. High fevers, chills, diseases, and much worse. Somehow, no one ever died during this testing period.