Operation Sea-Spray
Did a Navy secret kill civilians?
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46 mins
Explore how the U.S. Navy covertly released a cloud of Serratia marcescens bacteria over San Francisco to simulate a biological warfare attack. Discover the tragic medical aftermath that followed, including a cluster of rare hospital infections and the death of Edward Nevin. Learn about the disturbing public revelation that exposed how an entire major American city was turned into an unsuspecting military laboratory.
Ep 1:
The Fog That Hid a Weapon
In 1950 San Francisco's famous fog masked a covert Navy operation spraying bacteria over 800,000 unwitting residents—rooted in Cold War paranoia born from Nazi science and CIA fears of Soviet mind control.
Ep 2:
Architects of Mind Control
Meet the men behind the madness: Allen Dulles and Sydney Gottlieb, whose obsession with mind control and secret LSD experiments birthed MK-NAOMI and a covert arsenal tested on unsuspecting American cities.
Ep 3:
One Man's Name in the Fog
As Serratia bacteria drifted through San Francisco, baffled doctors documented a mysterious outbreak—and one elderly immigrant, Edward Nevin, became its first and most tragic casualty.
Ep 4:
Buried for Twenty-Six Years
Decades of secret germ tests spanned American cities and subways before a 1976 exposé finally revealed the truth—forcing a grieving family into a courtroom battle the government was built to win.
Discussions (5)
Clarence
Level 6 · 1 week agoSerratia marcescens is indeed classified as an opportunistic pathogen today. The army called it harmless in 1950.
Morton
Level 2 · 1 week agothey literally told the court 'yes we did it' and walked free because the decision was made at a high enough level. I am in this picture and I don't like it
Vincent
Level 4 · 1 week agogovt sprayed gramps dead lol
