Title:

Letter from Salvador E. Luria to the editor of The Boston Globe

Creator:

Luria, S. E. (Salvador Edward), 1912-1991

Recipient:

The Boston Globe

Date:

6 July 1983

Description:

In late 1981, U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig accused the Soviet Union of supplying trichothecene mycotoxins (poisonous compounds made by fungal molds that infect grain), popularly known as Yellow Rain, to the Communist regimes in Vietnam and Laos for use in counterinsurgency warfare. In this letter to the editor of the "Boston Globe," Luria provided a brief history of the international ban on biological weapons, and urged restraint on the part of American officials that alleged that Soviet violations of the ban were responsible for the occurrence of "yellow rain" in southeast Asia.

Original Repository:

American Philosophical Society. Library. Salvador Luria Papers

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Daniel D. Luria. and Reproduced with permission of the American Philosophical Society.

Genre:

Articles
Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Ethics

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. American Philosophical Society. Library. Salvador Luria Papers. 12096

Legacy ID:

QLBBFM

NLM ID:

101584611X72

Profiles Collection:

The Salvador E. Luria Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584611X72

Story Section:

Politics, Science, and Social Responsibility