Asian-American Activist Newspaper Combat Ethnic Weapons Opposes Medical and Biological Attacks

1971. [Asian-American] Combat Ethnic Weapons, vol. 1, no. 1. San Francisco: Coaltion Opposed to Medical and Biological Attack. 1971. Measures 11.5" x 7.5". Tabloid format newspaper. 12 pages. Created by the Asian Coalition in Opposition to Chemical and Biological Warfare and its application in Vietnam. Authors speculate that the U.S. military was crafting biological weapons that would only affect specific ethnicities. This conclusion is based on statistical analysis based on population and the types of chemicals utilized during warfare, as well as genetic markers that play into disease and fatalities. One chart lists various incapacitating CBW agents and their side effects. An example is the chemical Sarin, a nerve gas in which the informational chart breaks down respiration, and one thousandth of an ounce can be fatal. One section discusses the genetic differences between ethnic groups and certain enzymes being found among Black, Jewish, aboriginal, and Asian groups, and the chemicals that target them. Multiple illustrations throughout show diseased individuals of various races, as well as a harrowing photograph of U.S. military soldiers in uniform and gas masks testing a nerve gas detector. Some minor edge wear, overall very good condition. A public outcry against chemical warfare in response to the use and damaging affects of Agent Orange in Vietnam.