And as everyone knows, technology can never be stolen by spies or anything like that.
By the way, the Ames strain of anthrax has existed for years in at least two other countries that we know of, the U.K. and Canada. Who knows who else might have it without our knowledge.
Very true. Sad that we are no closer to solving that case - as far as we know that is. Last I remember they were looking at the Anthrax letters originating from a unabomber like freak who was upset at some interstate trucking laws or something odd like that and had sent anthrax letters in the past? Memory hazy on subject. Too busy to GOGGLE here :)
That technology was old in 1941. Growing anthrax in military labs and aerosolizing it makes it about 10,000 times more dense. What was used was only a few hundred more times, attached to a soap solid that was powdered and delivered as a solid medium. Thus only 4 or 5 people actually died.