Barrett v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1982-09-13

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CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge: Today’s average citizen would doubtless be appalled, but probably not surprised, to learn that in the early 1950s, while conducting a chemical warfare experiment, the United States Army used certain individuals as test subjects. The experiment is shocking not because of its existence, but because the chemical tests were performed on these human guinea pigs without their consent. The individuals invo…

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