Unit 731 - Secret Japanese project that carried out human medical experiments during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731

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CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 3y
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azdood85@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y (1 reply)

those captured by the United States were secretly given immunity in exchange for the data gathered during their human experiments.[6] The United States covered up the human experimentations and handed stipends to the perpetrators.[1] The Americans co-opted the researchers' bioweapons information and experience for use in their own biological warfare program, much like what had been done with Nazi German researchers in Operation Paperclip.

I dont know which is worse. Committing the crimes or covering up the crimes for your own advancement.

redchlorophyll@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y

Committing the crime in the first place will always be worse.

CoachDom@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 3y

Fucking hell, killing 300k people is not "experimenting" - its genocide!

ElectronBadger@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y

The movie Men Behind the Sun depicts the war atrocities committed in the Unit 731.

plague_sapiens@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Wanted to post about Shiro Ishii, but yeah, this article sums it up better...