Operation Polka Dot Explained

Operation Polka Dot was a U.S. Army test of a biological cluster bomb during the early 1950s.

Operation

Operation Polka Dot was a field test of the E133 cluster bomb undertaken at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah during the early 1950s. The operation was detailed in a July 18, 1955 U.S. Army report that also detailed Operation Trouble Maker.^[1] The operation was classified "secret"^[2] and involved filling the munitions with the biological agent simulant, Bacillus globigii.^[1]

See also

• Operation Dew
• Operation LAC

Notes and References

1. [U.S. National Research Council]
2. [U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs|Committee on Foreign Affairs]