Yellow Rain

Abstract

Letters Yellow RainThe major piece of evidence used by Matthew Meselson to support his theory that "it is possible that yellow rain is bee excrement" is based on an electron micrograph showing the presence of pollen in the ABC News sample, a sampie that I

The “yellow rain” controversy: Lessons for arms control compliance

“…Mass spectrometry revealed the presence of three differenttrichothecenes,alongwithpolyethyleneglycol, a synthetic compound that could have served as a dispersant to facilitate dissemination. 59 In all, trace amounts of trichothecenemycotoxins were reported in six environmental samples collected in 1981 and 1982, and in the blood, urine, or tissues of 20 people said to have been exposed to chemical attack in 1981-1983. 60 These findings, along with the perceived similarity of clinical symptoms described by attack victims hundreds of miles apart, led the U.S. intelligence community to conclude that trichothecenes were being employed as warfare agents.…”