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To the Editor.—In their article describing historical perspectives of biological warfare, Dr Christopher and colleagues¹ cite an article by Van Courtland Moon² and my article³ and remark that biological warfare in Korea was propaganda, "regardless of veracity" of the allegations. Van Courtland Moon has underscored that no outside investigator was admitted to Korea, and the real motives for refusal of admission were not known. In my article, the allegations of biological warfare are disputed, and I presented information from 2 reporters, Tibor Meray from Hungary and Lucjan Pracki from Poland, who were in Korea in 1952.

Both journalists were in Korea as witnesses for the Korean government, and they had no knowledge about microbiology or epidemiology. However, their reports are clear to those familiar with microbiology. The allegations regarding biological warfare undoubtedly were fraudulent, and, based on new information, I concluded that biological warfare in Korea did not occur.⁴

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