Show BIOLOGICAL WARFARE BUGABOO Germs as Weapons Potent but cI James Forrestal retiring secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of ot defense has hns broken an of of- tidal year three-year military silence on the use or discussion of the term biological warfare and in a formal formal for for- mal statement characterized much that has been written about the potency of germ weapons as exaggerated exaggerated exaggerated fantastic or unduly spec spec- w t J Forrestal advised the public that lit it it would be folly to underestimate the potentialities of at biological warfare warfare war- war fare and nd he d disclosed ose that a research research re re- re- re search u had bad shown that tha t germs or their poisonous products product could be used effectively as weapons of ot war At the same time he denied the existence of any biological super The secretary's statement ended a n secrecy curb |