And now for something completely different. Way back in the past, when our governments really took care of us (not like today – can you smell the sarcasm?) the march of progress was always job one. Go forth and prosper. Your country is counting on you. You’re in good hands. The the future is now. Well, ummmm, let us introduce you to a place in Scotland: Gruinard Island, also known as Anthrax Island.
Gruinard Island is a small, oval-shaped Scottish island approximately 2 kilometres long by 1 km wide, located in Gruinard Bay, about halfway between Gairloch and Ullapool. At its closest point to the mainland, it is about 1 km offshore. Only the sheep live there, and that’s for a reason. If you can imagine this, the UK government used the place for anthrax testing. And there were humans there.
What could possibly go wrong? It gained notoriety during World War II due to a biological warfare experiment conducted by the British government. In 1942, the island was used to test the effectiveness of anthrax as a biological weapon. Welcome to Gruinard Island.
Gruinard Island is a small, uninhabited island located off the northwest coast of Scotland. It gained notoriety during World War II due to a biological warfare experiment conducted by the British government. In 1942, the island was used to test the effectiveness of anthrax as a biological weapon.
What’s hiding under that pile of rocks? Maybe you’d better give it a miss. (Actually, the island is pretty safe now after all these years,) but you never know when Godzilla or Mothra may appear out of the radioactive mist.
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