Project Bacchus was a covert investigation by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to determine whether it is possible to construct a bioweapons production facility with off-the-shelf equipment.
Project Bacchus operated from 1999-2000 to investigate whether would-be terrorists could build an anthrax production facility and remain undetected. [1] During the two-year simulation, the facility was constructed, and successfully produced an anthrax-like bacterium. [2] The participating scientists were able to make about 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of highly refined bacterial particles. [2]
The secret Project Bacchus was disclosed in a September 2001 article in The New York Times. [1] Reporters Judith Miller, Stephen Engelberg and William J. Broad collaborated on the article. [1] Shortly after it appeared, they published a book containing further details. [1] The book, Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War, and the article are the only publicly available sources[ citation needed] concerning Project Bacchus and its sister projects, Clear Vision and Jefferson. [1]
Project Bacchus was a covert investigation by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to determine whether it is possible to construct a bioweapons production facility with off-the-shelf equipment.
Project Bacchus operated from 1999-2000 to investigate whether would-be terrorists could build an anthrax production facility and remain undetected. [1] During the two-year simulation, the facility was constructed, and successfully produced an anthrax-like bacterium. [2] The participating scientists were able to make about 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of highly refined bacterial particles. [2]
The secret Project Bacchus was disclosed in a September 2001 article in The New York Times. [1] Reporters Judith Miller, Stephen Engelberg and William J. Broad collaborated on the article. [1] Shortly after it appeared, they published a book containing further details. [1] The book, Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War, and the article are the only publicly available sources[ citation needed] concerning Project Bacchus and its sister projects, Clear Vision and Jefferson. [1]